That is hilarious! I love it. Too bad it wasn’t for more though.

what a “richard”!

I laughed, too.

God, NHL GM’s are like children.  Gillis has no choice (that I can conceive) but to match that offer. Thank god Davidson didn’t go higher!

Gillis will match… what a dumb move by Davidson.

Much higher and they would have had to give up a 1st rounder I think.

Bernier is worth it.  Hope Cnucks lock him up for a few seasons.  If thay would have offered more, then I would have let him go and take St.Louis’s pick.  It wouldn’t bug me if the St.Louis offer was because they really wanted Bernier, but I doubt it.  I wish GM’s just face the facts, that this is allowed and live with it!

If Vancouver matches, then it will be for the 1 year on the offer sheet, so now there’s no way Vancouver could ink him to a longer deal, correct?

Bernier’s (potential) fourth team in half a season…

You’d think Vancouver would have to match, right?  If they don’t, then they gave up a second and third round pick to Buffalo to ultimately end up...a second round pick.  This RFA business is a hoot!

James - I think (and I may be wrong - someone else chip in, please?) Vancouver can negotiate a longer deal in the final year of a contract.  Though I doubt they would; signing this thing will lock him up this year and they could decide half-way through the season if they want him longer.  Odds are he’d take the same ballpark amount anyway (assuming he liked playing in Vancouver) unless he had some blowout performance this season.

That being said, Mike Gillis is hard to predict being new to the GM game. Maybe he would want to sign him longer if he could.

But I sure wouldn’t. Not yet.

Well, Vancouver signed Backes to a 3 years, $7.5 million offer and Bernier is now one year, $2.5 million. Seeing how the numbers are the same (and no first rounder lost) I think it’s just a message and not so much payback. Unless payback can be considered “hey, we can waste your time too.”

More disconcerting is the fact Bernier signed it.

Oh well, remember things like this when another lockout rolls around in a few years and we have to pity the poor GM’s again.

If Vancouver matches, then it will be for the 1 year on the offer sheet, so now there’s no way Vancouver could ink him to a longer deal, correct?

If I’m reading the CBA correctly (Article 10.3, subsection b), that is not the case. Additional terms can be added to the existing offer if both sides agree.

the value of both the bernier offer and the backes offer are 2.5M per because at 2.6M (i think) the compensation goes up.

still, this such a weak, immature thing to do.  is john davidson in grade 3 or just an ass?  i vote both.

It’s not about being immature folks, its business and obviously the RFA program instituted in the CBA is one that the GM’s dislike to a great extent.  Let’s not get all namecalling because the RFA acts as a shield and sword.  And hey, eye for an eye in the NHL.