Clutterbuck Signed to 3 year, $4.2 million Extension ; How That Might Impact Steve Ott's Extension
Which if you've paid any attention to the negotiations between Joe Nieuwendyk and Steve Ott's camp, you'll know that Ott is reportedly asking for Dustin Byfuglien type money at $3 million per season.
And you really couldn't blame Howard Gourwitz for asking that kind of money for his client. For one, Buff and Otter are similar players in terms of style and the value they can bring to a team. And Ott, if he isn't signed by the Stars to an extension, will enter unrestricted free agency for the first time in his career.
Considering the style he plays and the fact he's not a superstar, I can't blame him for wanting to bank every possible penny that he possibly can.
And considering Byfuglien's three year, $9 million contract is the only financial baseline that either side could go off of, I couldn't blame Gourwitz for asking that kind of money.
Unfortunately as has been documented several times both here and on other sites, the Stars don't have the luxury to give a player, even of Ott's caliber, a 200% raise from 1.5 million to three million. Not with Loui Eriksson's new extension kicking in next season that will see him get a bump in pay from $1.7 million to $3.2 million.
Well yesterday, another financial baseline was entered into the equation when the Minnesota Wild locked up RFA to be Cal Clutterbuck for the next three years at $1.4 million per season.
How might that impact the negotiations? I'll take a look after the jump.
First, a statistical comparison between the two. Statistics are from the excellent resource Hockey Reference.
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SPCT | TOI | ATOI | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | SOG |
| 2007-08 | 20 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7:05 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008-09 | 21 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 78 | 11 | 7 | 18 | -5 | 76 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 136 | 8.1 | 1014 | 13:00 | 78 | 0.14 | 0.09 | 0.23 | 0.1 | -0.06 | 0.97 | 1.74 |
| 2009-10 | 22 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 54 | 12 | 6 | 18 | -1 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 106 | 11.3 | 787 | 14:34 | 54 | 0.22 | 0.11 | 0.33 | 0.15 | -0.02 | 0.63 | 1.96 | |
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SPCT | TOI | ATOI | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | SOG |
| 2002-03 | 20 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 26 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 12 | 228 | 8:46 | 26 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 0.27 | 0.1 | 0.23 | 1.19 | 0.96 |
| 2003-04 | 21 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 73 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 152 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 2.7 | 747 | 10:14 | 73 | 0.03 | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.05 | -0.03 | 2.08 | 1.01 |
| 2005-06 | 23 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 82 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 1 | 178 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 89 | 5.6 | 976 | 11:54 | 82 | 0.06 | 0.21 | 0.27 | 0.09 | 0.01 | 2.17 | 1.09 |
| 2006-07 | 24 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 19 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -4 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 175 | 9:11 | 19 | 0 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.06 | -0.21 | 1.84 | 0.89 |
| 2007-08 | 25 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 73 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 2 | 147 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 89 | 12.4 | 1056 | 14:28 | 73 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.3 | 0.12 | 0.03 | 2.01 | 1.22 |
| 2008-09 | 26 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 64 | 19 | 27 | 46 | 3 | 135 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 14.4 | 1125 | 17:35 | 64 | 0.3 | 0.42 | 0.72 | 0.27 | 0.05 | 2.11 | 2.06 |
| 2009-10 | 27 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 52 | 11 | 12 | 23 | -13 | 100 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 108 | 10.2 | 866 | 16:39 | 52 | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.44 | 0.18 | -0.25 | 1.92 | 2.08 | |
As you can see, Clutterbuck and Ott have fairly similar metrics. Though right now, you have to say Ott is the more impactful player by virtue of scoring more points per game and getting about a minute or two extra per game in ice time.
All that having been said, I think the impact the Clutterbuck signing will have on the negotiations between Ott and the Stars will be minimal. For one, Clutterbuck would have become an RFA this summer had he not re-upped with Minnesota. And since Kevin Lowe no longer has a job as GM of any club, it's doubtful that none of the other 29 general managers in the NHL would have opened up the pocketbook and handed the Wild very valuable first, second, and third round draft picks in return.
Obviously, the club that retains the rights of an RFA holds the hammer in such negotiations. And we all know any potential courtship of Ott this summer won't have such restrictions put in play, assuming he makes it to free agency.
For Joe Nieuwendyk, the financials of the Clutterbuck signing might help his side a little bit. But in the end, it'll just depend on how badly Ott want's to cash in on his first trip through unrestricted free agency. It's a right he's clearly earned after eight years in Dallas. Or whether he wants to forgo that pay day in favor of stability and familiarity.
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I’d offer Ott something along the lines of a 3 year 7.5m deal that was like year 1 2m, year 2 2.5m and year 3 3m. Then I’d put some incentives on points in there with like 30 points get him 200k, 30 points 300k, 40 points 400k. Meaning, if he scores 40 points every year of the contract he will average a contract price of $2.9m. Now, I think that’s entirely reasonable and if they Stars can’t afford 2m and 2.5m over the next two season we are going to be in a world of hurt.
Definately re-sign Ott
I ran into Nieuwendyk this morning at practice and I pretty much begged him to re-sign Ott, he told me he was working really hard at trying to do just that. I think Ott is definately worth 3 mill. and should be signed for atleast 4yrs. I couldn’t bare the thought of him not being a Star, it makes me sad to even think about it. I even told Ott that if the Stars didn’t re-sign him I was gonna be really ticked off, he told me “ya me too”. We need to keep him, he is just so important to the team and is a fan favorite, don’t let him go.
Keep Otter, Dump Morrow
Steve Ott has given his all for the Dallas Stars. When they needed him, he was there for them. When a teammate gets “offended”, Otter is there to stand up for him.
Brenden Morrow has been useless all season. At first, I thought it was because of the knee, and maybe, at first, it was.
But when he announced that he had “held back” because he was more interested in staying healthy for the Olympics, I was horribly angry.
I’ve loved Morrow since his first game as a Star. But, when he made that announcement, I lost all respect for him. He’s a millionaire because of the Dallas Stars. They are the team that pays him for his services. They are the team that appointed him captain…and he turned his back on his team and his teammates.
Trade Morrow and keep Otter. Otter will give you all he has to give every shift and he will do the same for his teammates.
I no longer care if Brenden Morrow ever plays another game in a Stars uniform!
And his “C” should have already been pulled.
I will be shocked if Ott is a Star come this Thursday.
Unless something happens with the budget we don’t know about, I just don’t see it.
It’s simple dollar and cents, folks. It’s sad, and it sucks, but it’s Tom Hicks and that’s the way it is.

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