Yet Chef, the guy who enables all this goal scoring is only getting paid 6. I also disagree with you when you say that is the only thing that matters. Playing time matters. Time on the PP matters. Time in the NHL matters. Connor is also a less selfish player in terms of taking shots than Ehlers. Ehlers also spent a number of games with Perrault and Perrault is not to shabby of a linemate. There have been stats that show that Perrault improves a line. When Laine was having his best success he wasn't just playing with Chef but Chef and Perrault.
That sure weighs a lot in contract negotiations.
. How many goals do you think have been scored as a direct result of Wheeler taking a untimely penalty?
Putting a throw down on our own players lets us assume Laine will sign for something reasonable like 7 mil and lets us keep everyone together.Can we just say all are wingers are good.
Dont understand people crapping on Laine and Ehlers all the time.
Last year when ESL was blowing people away by putting up extra ordinary points it was being stated that possession stat sucks.
That line put schiefele in the conversation as one of the best C in the league behind crosby and mcdavid.
We are the envy of most of the other teams fan base. Probably gms too.
We got a sick top 12 when Lowry gets back.
We got sick top Dman.
Goalie who is lights out.
Lets put a throw down on other teams players
The way chevy has handled all his negotiations.
He does. If his agent asks for something he doesn't feel comfortable with, he can always change management. No one has made up a rule that he also can't negotiate for himself.
Can we just say all are wingers are good.
Dont understand people crapping on Laine and Ehlers all the time.
Last year when ESL was blowing people away by putting up extra ordinary points it was being stated that possession stat sucks.
That line put schiefele in the conversation as one of the best C in the league behind crosby and mcdavid.
We are the envy of most of the other teams fan base. Probably gms too.
We got a sick top 12 when Lowry gets back.
We got sick top Dman.
Goalie who is lights out.
Lets put a throw down on other teams players
Never knew there were rules of the industry. I am just following as a fan so lots of my comments may come across as ignorant. I didn't know Laine couldn't sign cheaply because of the precedent he set. I would think that would simply be another teams problem. I think we think he is worth the world, but, we would rather not break up the team by anyone player asking for too much money.
Yet, he is not in the top 10 scorers the way McDavid did with other attributes other than shooting ability. Also what good is scoring 50 goals if you allow 51 goals. Yet, some people want to pay him as if he was putting up as many points as Tarasenko, Malkin, there are so many players under 10 mil who are perennial top ten players. Who are just slightly over 8 mil in fact.
It's same like Union if you have been in work life...you need to follow what is the current standard and go with it...there is no Soloing around if you ever want union to help you after. What Matthews gets he probably gets little less but somewhere along the lines, i think.
And if he was utilised properly it would even press his shooting star way harder but he is being juggled in between the different lines and he still succeeds...
It depends on style of play you like. IMO Connor plays a safer more NA hockey style than Ehlers. He hits harder, completes hits takes fewer chances And doesn't float. He is not as fast or creative. Laine is phenomenal but I think players who create for themselves, something Laine can't do yet deserve a bigger pay check. So far all Laine's are pp. I think pp goals come easier if you score es than the reverse.
