Confirmed Signing with Link: [ARI] Nick Schmaltz Extension (7 years, 5.85M AAV)

[Kotkaniemi15]

The Coyotes have agreed to a 7 year, 5.85M AAV extension with Nick Schmaltz.

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[Irishguy42]

That is indeed a contract signing.

Good on his agent.

 

[Mickey Marner]

Jesus Murphy.

 

[SI90]

Wtf. He hasn’t even proven much. Good for him though. That’s some nice security

 

[KingsHockey24]

No bueno.

 

[hamzarocks]

That's a bit much for what he is today. 50 point player getting 5.85 is an overpayment. Hopefully he can get better so the deal looks better.

 

[La Cosa Nostra]

way too much. Larkin got 150 k more. Larkin is far superior.

 

[RABBIT]

I dont think its bad. In todays NHL someone who hovers around .6 ppg can demand around 5m a season

 

[The Crypto Guy]

No bueno.

 

[ForumNamePending]

That Pastrnak contract becomes more and more legendary with each passing player coming off their entry level deal. At this point it feels like it's from a bygone era.

 

[Idionym]

Not terrible, I think he can be a fine #2C, but definitely not good. Bridge deal would have made more sense for someone as streaky/inconsistent as him.

 

[migi]

Nice contract.

For Schmaltz.

 

[ManwithNoIdentity]

Oof

 

[Joel Ward]

Wow seems a little pricey now, but provided he can produce at a similar rate to his short stint with Arizona pre injury, it could be a nice contract for the team. Very interested to see how the Strome/Schmaltz deal plays out going forward

 

[Maylo]

That's a bit much for what he is today. 50 point player getting 5.85 is an overpayment. Hopefully he can get better so the deal looks better.

But $7M for 6o point player is absolutely fine, right?

 

[Emerz]

That Pastrnak contract becomes more and more legendary with each passing player coming off their entry level deal.

Sweeney seems to have a great record with paying his RFA's, lot of teams seem to be paying them like they are already UFA's.

Good on Schmaltz for giving himself financial security for life with this contract, not sure I'd like it all on my Bruins though, he's played one full season (kind of) with a shooting percent of 17.8% to get his 52 points, that isn't necessarily easily repeatable. Is he a good defensive player or anything? I see his faceoff percentage is 37% which is real bad.

 

[TheImpatientPanther]

Would have figured the term would have got him closer to $5.25 to 5.5 million per. Guess with the cap going up $4-5 million over the next 2-3 years, we're starting to see some minor inflation?
Great deal for his agent.

 

[Foppberg]

Jesus... Coyotes have a weird strategy when it comes to deals. Really gunning for getting unproven guys on those Josi type contracts.

 

[hamzarocks]

But $7M for 6o point player is absolutely fine, right?

No the nylander contract was also an overpayment. Especially due to the term. But nylander had hit 60 points in back to back seasons as opposed to pacing for 50 once and hitting it once, and also had better pedigree. Nylander is still a considerably better player than schmaltz despite this years struggle. This deal can look good if schmaltz can takes the next step and becomes a 60+ point player.

 

[LGB]

Maybe a slight overpayment, but Arizona gets a good young player locked up for 7 years. I think it's more likely than not he lives up to it.

 

[MNRube]

He’s a solid player. Probably a little much, but Arizona seems to struggle to find legit Top 6 forwards so I get it.

 

[ChicagoHockeyFan]

Ouch that one is gonna hurt Zona, schmaltz always kinda seemed like he never gave a shit in Chicago. Maybe he can turn it around and he will be a good player but I don’t think he fits on winning teams

 

[Teemu]

Pretty much on par with expectations. He's a second line center and that's about what second line centers on RFA deals make.

That said, also not hard to see why the Hawks bailed

 

[WesMcCauley]

Wtf. He hasn’t even proven much. Good for him though. That’s some nice security

Proven more than Tuch had last year. That is turning out to be a great deal. If Schmaltz keeps developing or just scoring at the level has has done the last two seasons its a solid deal and will be a great deal in his ufa years.

 

[lostinwarsaw]

That Pastrnak contract becomes more and more legendary with each passing player coming off their entry level deal. At this point it feels like it's from a bygone era.

Forget Pasternak, what about arvidsson contract