How bad is the Norris contract. .75 points per game over 120 games for a 23 yo. They have all the room in the workd and they seem to have trouble convincing people to stay. Lock up a Stud like Norris, and hope that he along with DeBrincat and Chabot can finally turn the ship around. If I was in their position, I would do that deal all day. Same if I was Arizona, Winnipeg, Vancouver, Edmonton, Columbus or Calgary and maybe some others as well.
Taking it you've never seen Josh Norris play?
For a 23 yo 6'3 C who scored 55 over 66 games this year. Again I would take it.
Almost 8mil for a 35 goal scoring 22 year old center? Hmmm.
I would too. Norris is one hell of a good player. It's not just about the goals with him. He's just a really fine hockey player in general. He is also getting better each year. Throw in the fact he has been putting up his numbers on one of the worst teams in hockey. Basically the Sens are getting his prime 8 years. No-brainer if I'm the GM and have the cap space.
The kids a gem 35 goals in 66 games. He's a star already and is best friends with Brady Tkachuk. That's when you want to sign them when their young and have years in front of them. In 3 years that deal will look like a steal as will the Tkachuk one.
Idk if you have seen Norris play but that deal is going to be an absolute steal assuming good health. 90 points in 125 career games through his age 22 season. Norris is a future stud that they now have locked up for a tick under $8m a year.
He’s 22 years old, his best hockey is still in front of him. I’d kill for the bruins to have a center who put up 90 points in his first 125 games before he turned 23.
Same ones that don't want to give more than 8.5 to Pasta
I’d give pasta 10, would not give Norris 8 (at this point in his career at least) to each their own. None of us are GMs for a reason
Well they view him that way because they have stutzle. I’d be very happy w Norris as the Bruins 1
Maybe next year, but if Bergeron and Krejci are back they currently are better players then Norris. Norris is essentially a one-trick pony who scores a ton of PP goals, furthermore he is nowhere close to Bergeron and Krejci when it comes to playmaking and defensive play. Something else to keep in mind regarding Norris, he has had 2 serious problems with his shoulders, if he incurs anymore damage to them it could seriously jeopardize his career trajectory. I'm also curious to see if he stays on the top PP unit with fellow PP specialists Giroux and DeBrincat now there.
Bergeron of course, saying Krejci is laughable. One finished 25th in goal scoring in the NHL, one finished 17th, in the Czechnia league.
23 year old kid, 55+ pts, 20 more than previous year in only 10 more games, kid is a player. What may look like an overpayment today will be a very solid cap hit over the years
Kind of hard for Krejci to put up numbers playing with guys nowhere near his caliber in the Czech league. Stick him with Pastrnak and Hall for a year with PP time and he should be good for somewhere around 75 points.
He just turned 23 years old this summer. He’s only going to get better. Also how are you seriously questioning if they are going to keep a guy who scored 19 PP goals last year on the top power play. They aren’t about to take their top PP goal scorer off the the PP.
This is such a flippant line of thinking.
