Player Discussion: Brayden Point

[J T Money]

I'll go with something around 5.8-6mil x 2-3 year bridge contract like the rest have taken.

He'll certainly cash in huge like Kuch and company did.

 

[LightningStrikes]

I'll go with something around 5.8-6mil x 2-3 year bridge contract like the rest have taken.

He'll certainly cash in huge like Kuch and company did.

I mean is it unrealistic to see him sign a bridge deal like Kucherov did? Let’s bump it up by a million or so because the cap went up. Probably also just a dream I know.

 

[J T Money]

I mean is it unrealistic to see him sign a bridge deal like Kucherov did? Let’s bump it up by a million or so because the cap went up. Probably also just a dream I know.

It's certainly a possibility he rejects a lower bridge deal, it's just the culture of the team should convince him to take less at this time.

 

[These Are The Days]

Truth be told I see him taking about 3 years maximum. Something small and easy to get out of the woods with other signings and then he gets the big one. Point is at least an $8 million player at the rate. If he's going and to sign for a fraction of that amount I don't think his agent would advise he do so for a long time. Something like 2 years $12 million would not surprise me

 

[Todd1a]

8.5 avv for 8 years ?

 

[VoluntaryDom]

I think he will sign for 3 years at 6 per. Then 8 years 9 per after.

 

[Rschmitz]

3 years slightly more than 5M AAV, he doesn't strike me as being the guy who's going to break rank from all of the other core pieces and pull a Nylander.

 

[Stormbreaker]

Brayden Point emerging as Tampa Bay's most valuable player

 

[dbieon12]

I think he'll come down to Earth a little bit. He'll top out at ~85 points.

 

[Stormbreaker]

Brayden Point is Lightning’s latest steal

 

[LightningStrikes]

He could do better IMO

 

[Stormbreaker]

 

[JoVel]

How many of those are OT goals?

 

[LightningStrikes]

 

[The Macho King]

TBF if that didn't work it would have been the lowlight of the night.

 

[Lord Stan 2020]

id say 6-8 years at 7 milly myself ... for point those thinking 5 milly for 3 years are on crack just saying lol

 

[The Macho King]

id say 6-8 years at 7 milly myself ... for point those thinking 5 milly for 3 years are on crack just saying lol

Glad to see you posting again.

I think the hope (and past practice) implies we'll go for a bridge. Obviously that would depend on Point allowing it and how hard JBB will play hardball.

 

[Sky04]

If it's a bridge it won't be for 3 years, nothing left to prove if he finishes this year as strong as he is now. Had Kucherov posted that 40 goal/85 point season on his last year of ELC we'd have seen a much bigger number on his "bridge." Point is on pace to do just that, if we bridge him it'll be for 2 years max to help with the cap.

 

[DFC]

I mean is it unrealistic to see him sign a bridge deal like Kucherov did? Let’s bump it up by a million or so because the cap went up. Probably also just a dream I know.

I think that's very, very unrealistic.

 

[42]

The way the league is going, it seems that the bridge deals are dying for players who have had even just one year of top performance. Long-term deals signed after one year of top performance (and in at least one case, even without a single year): Draisaitl, Pastrnak, Gaudreau, Eichel, Larkin (he got 6.1m per for 5 years after posting only 63 points in his 3rd year so you gotta think Point's baseline will be that at least), Barkov, Forsberg, and many more that I'm forgetting now.

I don't see how Point takes a bridge deal, assuming he finishes the year around or better than PPG. He'll get at least 7.5 million over 6 or more years.

 

[DFC]

I think it's a win-win. We bridge him, we solve short term issues. We lock him up, we've got one of the best two-way centers in the game locked up, probably for less than market value. Maybe it costs us an extra guy, but it solidifies the core. If salaries continue to get out of control, his deal will look like a steal regardless in 3 years.

 

[Sky04]

A bridge is only in consideration because this is Tampa and they have a history of players taking team friendly deals, if it were any other team the only discussion would be a long term deal. Point would still get a raise, and get his big money after 1-2 years as Kucherov just did.

Even if he does sign a long term off the bat, it's not a big not like we'd considering moving Point, that just means one less depth guy next year. No biggie.

 

[LightningStorm]

I'll go with something around 5.8-6mil x 2-3 year bridge contract like the rest have taken.

He'll certainly cash in huge like Kuch and company did.

Agree. Sign him to a short bridge deal, then when we try signing him to a long term deal he'll still only be a RFA.

 

[Stormbreaker]

 

[Hoek]

That's just ridiculously absurd. He's not supposed to do this, lol.