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Speculation: 2022 Offseason Roster Discussion

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Styles said:
Svech, Landeskog, Connor all got under 9. Cat should not be any different and honestly I don’t expect him to be a tough sign. His second contract came out of no where. Wouldn’t be surprised if he signs for 8x8 Skinner contract be damned.
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Yeah 8 is what I had in mind for him too
 
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I want them to clean house with this terrible coaching staff. But at the same time if they're aiming to be bad again next year you almost want them to keep this band of arseholes behind the bench to give the team the best chances to be shit again.

f*** Stanley.
 
TheFridge

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Styles said:
Svech, Landeskog, Connor all got under 9. Cat should not be any different and honestly I don’t expect him to be a tough sign. His second contract came out of no where. Wouldn’t be surprised if he signs for 8x8 Skinner contract be damned.
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Svech was coming off his ELC; his career best in goals was 24 and points was 61 prior to signing the contract. DeBrincat has been waaay more productive than Landeskog throughout his career. Connor was also coming off his ELC and signed the deal before really popping off offensively.

If Kyle Connor was up for a contract this off-season, you think he signs for anything less than 9M? No chance. DeBrincat is a two-time 40-goal scorer and he would have had a third 40-goal season under his belt if last season wasn't a shortened year. His QO is going to be 9M+. I'd be shocked if he signed for anything less, especially if he's going to sign for term.
 
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I know some fans aren't going to like this, but I think it might be an either/or thing with Cat and Kane. I don't think they're going to commit to 3 9M+ contracts on a bad team.

The other thing is that idk how Cat will do without Kane to feed him the puck. If I were the Hawks I'd start playing Cat and Strome together away from Kane to get a better feel. Maybe try the Otters line again.
 
Styles

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TheFridge said:
Svech was coming off his ELC; his career best in goals was 24 and points was 61 prior to signing the contract. DeBrincat has been waaay more productive than Landeskog throughout his career. Connor was also coming off his ELC and signed the deal before really popping off offensively.

If Kyle Connor was up for a contract this off-season, you think he signs for anything less than 9M? No chance. DeBrincat is a two-time 40-goal scorer and he would have had a third 40-goal season under his belt if last season wasn't a shortened year. His QO is going to be 9M+. I'd be shocked if he signed for anything less, especially if he's going to sign for term.
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I guess we will see but I still think he comes in under 9. Another comparable would be Zibanejad who just signed at 8.5M buying all UFA years. He wasn’t as good as Cat in his earlier years but when judging contracts I think you look at the last three years. At least I do.

Last three years
Zibanejad 191GP 93G 111A 204P 1.07p/pg
Cat 200GP 90G 87A 177P 0.89p/pg

Hopefully they get something done this summer.
 

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The Kane effect cannot be over-estimated with Cat.....with inflation, no more than 8MM.....
 
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Pez68 said:
Funny to see the same shit being said about DeBrincat, that was being said about Panarin. Hilarious, actually. How did that work out?

DeBrincat would be absolutely fine without Kane. In fact, he might produce more, because he wouldn't constantly be deferring to him...
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There are a lot of guys that defer to Kane on this team. DeBrincat isn't one of them. If Kane wasn't here, his goals would come down and his assists would go up. But he'd still be a productive player.
 
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Styles said:
I guess we will see but I still think he comes in under 9. Another comparable would be Zibanejad who just signed at 8.5M buying all UFA years. He wasn’t as good as Cat in his earlier years but when judging contracts I think you look at the last three years. At least I do.

Last three years
Zibanejad 191GP 93G 111A 204P 1.07p/pg
Cat 200GP 90G 87A 177P 0.89p/pg

Hopefully they get something done this summer.
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Zibanejad is going to be in his 29/30-year-old season the first year of that deal. The Rangers likely got a better AAV bc they offered him a crazy term. The Hawks don't have that leverage. They can offer DeBrincat crazy term too, but they're buying the most productive years of his career, so he's not going to give up AAV just bc they offer term. The Rangers were buying the majority of Zibanejad's 30+ years.
 
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giza said:
The Kane effect cannot be over-estimated with Cat.....with inflation, no more than 8MM.....
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I completely agree! Cat has a hell of a release. But, without an elite passer like Kane. I'm not sure that the goal total is 40-50. Likely closer to 30-35
 
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Does anyone think Nichuskin or Burakovsky would be a good option if moving on from Kubalik?
 
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