Jamieh
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So less than $10? I think you will be incorrect but only because they will sign bridge deals.I bet You will see at least 3 players sign for $2M+ AAV more.
So less than $10? I think you will be incorrect but only because they will sign bridge deals.I bet You will see at least 3 players sign for $2M+ AAV more.
Should see some $9M+ deals getting done shortly.So less than $10? I think you will be incorrect but only because they will sign bridge deals.
No they don't. One guy missed most of the year and the other played over half on 2nd 3rd line minutes. You can't claim success without growth. Both can rebound byt that's why I said no wins yet.Contracts already look better given what’s happening in the marketplace. This despite the two players in question having essentially lost seasons.
$9 wasn't the original assertion.Should see some $9M+ deals getting done shortly.
Sorry 9.15M +$9 wasn't the original assertion.
Not claiming success. The market has risen since they signed. Yes we lost a year. They play again this year and we will have a clearer picture where they are at and if they are overpaid in October.No they don't. One guy missed most of the year and the other played over half on 2nd 3rd line minutes. You can't claim success without growth. Both can rebound byt that's why I said no wins yet.
You used an exact number in the post that started this discussion, it was $10 million. No need to get snarky.Sorry 9.15M +
Sorry for not using exact numbers. FfS
That was my point. 4 or 5 deals and no success yet. Win 2 and it's fine.Not claiming success. The market has risen since they signed. Yes we lost a year. They play again this year and we will have a clearer picture where they are at and if they are overpaid in October.
I didn't say he was, but I bet they will end up getting much more with a shorter contract than Keller. Let's see what happens when the smoke clears.To be frank Keller is not as good as those RFA's. That could change but as an example in a poopy year Laine had almost as many goals as Keller points. Not one of those players would we ever refuse a straight up trade for Keller.
They should, most had 40 plus points more than Keller last year and some had 30 plus more than his best year.I didn't say he was, but I bet they will end up getting much more with a shorter contract than Keller. Let's see what happens when the smoke clears.
Tkachuk had 30, Laine 3 and Connor 19, so you are wrong. You also have to look at the supporting cast they have playing with them. It's not as cut and dry as you seem to think.They should, most had 40 plus points more than Keller last year and some had 30 plus more than his best year.
So how about Aho, Rantanan, Point, Marner, and Tkachuk? You pay your top guys to drive points not benefit from them. And Laine will be paid for goals.Tkachuk had 30, Laine 3 and Connor 19, so you are wrong. You also have to look at the supporting cast they have playing with them. It's not as cut and dry as you seem to think.
I think most GM's thought that way, and probably most fans as well, me included. Things have really changed the last couple of years because of the success at such an early age.There's a quote floating around where Chayka says he's not interested in paying for past performance. Stark because at one point Don Maloney said the opposite.
It's a fine line. I suspect that thought will be less embraced when one of these flop. Hopefully It's not one of ours.I think most GM's thought that way, and probably most fans as well, me included. Things have really changed the last couple of years because of the success at such an early age.
There's a quote floating around where Chayka says he's not interested in paying for past performance. Stark because at one point Don Maloney said the opposite.
They will be paid more than Keller, much more. They ALL have a much better supporting cast than Keller. Do you really think your boy Marner would have had 94 pts. without Tavares?So how about Aho, Rantanan, Point, Marner, and Tkachuk? You pay your top guys to drive points not benefit from them. And Laine will be paid for goals.
Of course there are going to be flops, same as when they signed these 27-28 yo's to eight year contracts.It's a fine line. I suspect that thought will be less embraced when one of these flop. Hopefully It's not one of ours.