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Oh, he will get it.He’s not getting that in LA, I would think 5 is ideal but maybe Blake would do 6 for a lower ACV
Oh, he will get it.He’s not getting that in LA, I would think 5 is ideal but maybe Blake would do 6 for a lower ACV
He’s not getting 7 yearsOh, he will get it.
I mean if he and the Kings perform extremely well in the post season, he might get 7 years in the UFA marketHe’s not getting 7 years
I’m talking strictly about the KingsI mean if he and the Kings perform extremely well in the post season, he might get 7 years in the UFA market
If he would have accepted 5 he wouldn’t have been tradedHe’s not getting that in LA, I would think 5 is ideal but maybe Blake would do 6 for a lower ACV
Blake has overpaid not overcommitted..Blake has exhibited a pattern of overcommitting on term as long as he can keep the AAV reasonable.
If Gavrikov asks for 7 years, Blake will give him 7 years.
Danault, Fiala, Moore, Kempe all got deals with extended term.Blake has overpaid not overcommitted..
Wouldn’t surprise me if he gets a Danault type deal with less ACV
Extended deal terms??Danault, Fiala, Moore, Kempe all got deals with extended term.
You think the guy he gave up a first for that could very well be a huge difference between an early exit and a playoff run won't be offered the same?
Come on.... you know as well as I do Gavrikov is terrible. He was such a horrible player on CBJ and isn't worth even a 3rd round pick according to some. Thankfully we added Korpi to the deal to get the 1st.mind blowing numbers being generated by Gavrikov so far through 5 periods as a King.
according to naturalstatrick, he has been on the ice for 30 (!!!) shots FOR and just SIX against at even strength . absurd.
he scored his first as a king tonight and is already playing 2nd most TOI numbers behind Doughty. what a pick up.
Why bother. The old narrative of everyone wants to leave Columbus is too easy to point to from 10,000 ft. Just let it go. We have the prospect pool, we're seeing development, we have talent in the NHL and we have long term contracts for key players. If the current mix of young and core don't produce within 2-3 years then we all know there will be changes in Columbus.Columbus has done a very good job with their rebuilding.
They have created a top3 prospect pool lead by Jiricek& Johnson, 2 prospects that could address their main weakness, not to even mention the 2023 pick.
They also have Werenski/Laine/Gaudreau on their roster and on your point they have them all signed up longterm.
They are much better than their record shows this year and in 2 years time they’ll be legit
Had not heard anything on AAV or term specifically but it was brought up in Columbus that the money wasn't the issue but rather the term. I suspect he wanted 7-8 years and Columbus only wanted 4 (maybe 5) due to the depth coming through the prospect pool. I suspect he'll end up signing a 4-5 year deal in the off season somewhere and probably in the neighborhood of $5-5.5AAVAny ideal what the numbers could be for Gavri? I heard he wants term.
Blake has overpaid not overcommitted..
Wouldn’t surprise me if he gets a Danault type deal with less ACV
First yes,Kovalchuk, Peterson, Walker, Roy, and Moore were
all a year too long, IMO.
First yes,
Roy is a stud defensive Dman but you’re too blind to see that. He’s literally MacKenzie Weegar
Walkers deal was great when it was sign and was low value so try again
Moore is literally proving that he’s the straw that stirs the second line..
If anything, they should have extended Roy to 8 years at that low ACV ala Mikey!
Roy is a great defenseman, and Moore is a great forward. I never said otherwise?
And in no universe should Walker, with a best scenario ceiling of a 5-6 D, be extended for the term he was. You can try to hand wave it as much as you want, but it was a bad contract. Period. And the Kings are paying the price for that this season by players like Clarke and Spence being forced into lower leagues because journeymen like Walker are taking up NHL spots.
Good job leaving out Peterson and Kovalchuk to fit your rebuttal, by the way.
Yeah I don’t see why Blake wouldn’t offer him 7 or even 8. He’s only 27 and his style ages well.
I did, do you not understand that having a guy on a lower $$ contract surpassed by youth isn’t a problem right? It’s literally what you would want.. Or is it the fact that he got hurt and it tanked his value making it almost impossible to move him? Also factor in the fact that Todd loves his vets on what he and Blake consider a contender. Why else would they play Edler who is having his worse defensive season in a decade over a Bjornfot? It ain’t size, it’s a level of confidence/comfort/familiarity.“Others have had breakout seasons and should be playing over Walker, but…”
Do you read the words you write?
Why bother. The old narrative of everyone wants to leave Columbus is too easy to point to from 10,000 ft. Just let it go. We have the prospect pool, we're seeing development, we have talent in the NHL and we have long term contracts for key players. If the current mix of young and core don't produce within 2-3 years then we all know there will be changes in Columbus.
Had not heard anything on AAV or term specifically but it was brought up in Columbus that the money wasn't the issue but rather the term. I suspect he wanted 7-8 years and Columbus only wanted 4 (maybe 5) due to the depth coming through the prospect pool. I suspect he'll end up signing a 4-5 year deal in the off season somewhere and probably in the neighborhood of $5-5.5AAV
Awesome, Some stats have been posted on the page before, maybe the page before that, but he has been EXACTLY what we need on the blue linehow has Gavrikov played since the trade?
Nearly perfecthow has Gavrikov played since the trade?
Nearly perfect