Confirmed with Link: Clayton Keller, Coyotes agree on 8-year, $7.15M AAV extension

[The Feckless Puck]

Not sure how I feel about this. I know why Chayka's doing it - he's assuming Keller is going to bounce back from last year and that he can get a bargain if he does the contract now rather than after Kells gets a bunch of points.

Hell of a gamble, though.

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[The Feckless Puck]

 

[Jamieh]

Chayka is either a genius or is about to bury this team for years, the jury is out.

 

[LuckyNumber11]

Holy f***

 

[The Feckless Puck]

Coyotes Sign Keller To Eight-Year Contract Extension

 

[hbk]

Chayka is either a genius or is about to bury this team for years, the jury is out.

Let’s hope genius.

Love the balls on Chayka.

 

[hamzarocks]

That's gonna be a steal of a deal the minute he steps onto the ice next year. Chayka has been inconsistent from a outsider's POV but he got great deals on Keller and Chychuran.

 

[Jamieh]

Let’s hope genius.

Love the balls on Chayka.

Kinda concerning that he has rolled that dice 4 or 5 times already with no real wins yet?

 

[Coyotedroppings]

I think we're witnessing genius here, but time will tell.

 

[Mosby]

Fantastic. I have been calling for this. He's going to blow up and would have cost us way more next summer.

 

[The Feckless Puck]

One thing you can't call John Chayka is "tentative."

 

[Prarievarg]

I'm terrified.

 

[moosemeister]

With the number of RFA's wanting five years, this is a good deal. Chayka bypassed any potential RFA to UFA negotiation and signed the kid to max term.

If he gets back to his 60+ point days, this is a steal. Having a player like Kessel should help him. He's also took less than the 8 mil I thought it would take to get him signed. He's keeping the Coyotes future cap minimal to bring Auston home. What a stud.

 

[The Feckless Puck]

I'll say this much - if the team succeeds with this group, they'll have a core they can build and market around for the better part of a decade. That'll be great for business.

Of course, if the team falls flat on its face, we're stuck with a bunch of contracts we won't be able to get rid of for the better part of a decade.

Riverboat gambler.

 

[The Feckless Puck]

Details from his agent:

 

[YotesFan47]

Kinda concerning that he has rolled that dice 4 or 5 times already with no real wins yet?

It is nerve wracking but he doesn't have any real losses yet either. This will be a very telling season on his ability to manage a team.

 

[Jamieh]

It is nerve wracking but he doesn't have any real losses yet either. This will be a very telling season on his ability to manage a team.

Well none have actually started yet.

 

[Jamieh]

It is nerve wracking but he doesn't have any real losses yet either. This will be a very telling season on his ability to manage a team.

In fairness if you hit on 2, miss on 1, and break even on the 4th it's still a major win long term.

 

[XX]

Hell of a gamble, though.

Not really, if you look at what other top 6 players are getting. What are the odds Keller becomes worth significantly less than $7m two years from now? four? six?

Smart deal. And not nearly the gamble traditional thinking makes it out to be.

 

[Imaravencawcaw]

Contract is comparable to Anders Lee (7 x $7) and William Nylander (6 x 6.95). My first thought is that its better than both. Keller is better than Lee right now and is 7 years younger. Nylander is better than Keller now but is 2 years older and plays with Auston Matthews.

It's another calculated gamble, but initially I'm liking it a lot.

 

[Foggy1097]

In Chayka I trust. This is huge. Look at what’s happening with all these RFA’s after they just blew up...JC just avoided all of that.

 

[Jamieh]

Not really, if you look at what other top 6 players are getting. What are the odds Keller becomes worth significantly less than $7m two years from now? four? six?

Smart deal. And not nearly the gamble traditional thinking makes it out to be.

Show me the comparables that point to $7 million long term. It certainly is a gamble. Very easy to see why the high end RFA's aren't signed.

 

[Jamieh]

Contract is comparable to Anders Lee (7 x $7) and William Nylander (6 x 6.95). My first thought is that its better than both. Keller is better than Lee right now and is 7 years younger. Nylander is better than Keller now but is 2 years older and plays with Auston Matthews.

It's another calculated gamble, but initially I'm liking it a lot.

Funny that you mention Nylander. As a fan of both teams I hated the Nylander deal, it looks a lot better now.

 

[SR]

Not so much the amount but the term. Actually, not anything really with the numbers in general, but this is a sign of buy in by players wanting to be here and stay here. This, in itself is a huge win in my book. I don’t think this could have been said in years past.

 

[XX]

In Chayka I trust. This is huge. Look at what’s happening with all these RFA’s after they just blew up...JC just avoided all of that.

There is a dip in market value where risk is percived to be highest. Usually after an injury or inconistent season, but the player still has gobs of upside and you can sign them at basically market rate because you are putting so much guarenteed money on the table.

If Keller goes out and has a strong year, he can ask for at least $2m more per AAV. It's possible in year4 of this deal he could command somewhere near double what he is being paid on the open market.

This is the one area where I feel Chayka is really being smart, ballsy, and playing to the strengths of the team.