Confirmed Signing with Link: [WPG] Nikolaj Ehlers signs extension (7 years, $6M AAV)

[Sundinisagod]

Great contract for a great player.

 

[antiqueslivers]

I'm 28 and I'd scissor kick a baby seal in the face to be able to grow a beard half as good as that...

 

[rent free]

he should have waited till after this season to sign an extension. he could have probably made more.

 

[Smeagoal]

Nicely done. I don't think he is worth 6m per season yet*, but if he puts up 60 points this season, or near there, than that's a great contract for the next 7 years. Well done by WPG to get him signed to a deal now, rather than wait and let the price tag get even higher.

 

[TNT87]

Nice deal for everyone involved.

 

[Zirakzigil]

Pretty fair deal for both sides

 

[Tobias Kahun]

Draisaitl deal looking more heinous by the day. Thanks for ruining player contracts and setting terrible precedent for public arena funding Edmonton! Real champions.

The salt is real.

 

[stokes84]

Steal, i look at this contract then look at Eichel's.. head scratcher. I get that Eichel is a center but that still doesn't justify a 4M difference between the 2.

There is a giant difference between a superstar franchise building block and a top 6 complementary player. Laine is going to get the Eichel treatment, because that's what you do with your cornerstones.

 

[Spazkat]

Great deal for the Jets. Ehlers is a fantastic player... you guys definitely got you money's worth with this one.

 

[loyaltotheend]

Great contract. Would love to be able to lock up Nylander at that price.

 

[Luck 6]

There is Nylander's compareable

Yes, but, this is a clear discount if you ask me. Plus, this is signed a full year before Nylander is likely to sign his.

Nylander could easily use those points if he wanted to ask for me.

 

[Howie Hodge]

Cost of this level of player on today's NHL.

Now two more players will be signed for veteran minimum to fill out the roster in future.....

 

[BruinLVGA]

Bruins and Jets fixing the market after the oilers destroyed it.

Definitely. Toronto gotta send Sweeney and the Jets GM a couple of cases of champagne...

 

[Isaac Nootin]

Jets now have 2 of the best contracts in the league with Ehlers and Scheifele.

 

[haveandare]

Jets now have 2 of the best contracts in the league with Ehlers and Scheifele.

Really? Ehlers has scored up to this contract for one season and is now signed to it for 7 years starting next year. It may prove to be a nice deal but I don't see how it's one of the best contracts in the league.

 

[dogbazinho]

It's not. It's a good deal that seems great due to some recent head scratchers.

 

[antiqueslivers]

Really? Ehlers has scored up to this contract for one season and is now signed to it for 7 years starting next year. It may prove to be a nice deal but I don't see how it's one of the best contracts in the league.

OOh Ehlers Sweet natural hattrick disagrees!

 

[koth]

It wasn't a natural hat trick. A "natural hat trick" means they scored all three goals in one period.

 

[WreckingCrew]

It wasn't a natural hat trick. A "natural hat trick" means they scored all three goals in one period.

...no...a natural hat trick is when a player scores 3 goals without someone else scoring in between

 

[Maukkis]

Jets now have 2 of the best contracts in the league with Ehlers and Scheifele.

Scheifele's is up there, no doubt about that, but Ehlers needs to improve drastically for this to be a top contract in the league.

 

[koth]

...no...a natural hat trick is when a player scores 3 goals without someone else scoring in between

Damn, you're right. I've been wrong all these years...

 

[koth]

Actually, we're both right. It seems that the natural hat trick of three goals in one period is the less used of the two definitions.

http://www.dictionary.com/browse/natural-hat-trick

 

[haveandare]

OOh Ehlers Sweet natural hattrick disagrees!

He's not even on this deal yet. Great game from him, but my concern is that this starts next year and goes far into the future based on a very limited sample of success.

 

[FiveHoled]

He's not even on this deal yet. Great game from him, but my concern is that this starts next year and goes far into the future based on a very limited sample of success.

Fairly certain the Jets aren't too concerned about it and are willing to take on the risk contently. Chances are much higher that he will outperform this contract than under perform. There is risk with any signing.

 

[haveandare]

Fairly certain the Jets aren't too concerned about it and are willing to take on the risk contently. Chances are much higher that he will outperform this contract than under perform. There is risk with any signing.

Sure. They wouldn't have offered the contract if they were extremely concerned about it. But this forum wouldn't exist if we were all willing to take the fact that a team is comfortable with something to mean that thing can't possibly be a mistake to any degree.

There is risk in any signing, but there's a good deal extra risk in a signing when its a 7 year deal signed on year 2 of an ELC.