Unsustainable
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6mx8y would be crazy
5m signing bonus and 1m pay, for all 8y so 40m set.
5m signing bonus and 1m pay, for all 8y so 40m set.
That article also mentioned Aho is training with Saku mäenalanen, maybe just maybe they build some chemistry this offseason.
I can see your point of view. Though I think Nashville's model of locking up second-tier players makes sense as well. In any case, Teravainen has shown in various settings--Liiga, AHL, international juniors--that he is a top-flight winger. I have heard quite a few folks think last season was an aberration, there is nothing in his history to suggest that.I’d be at the opposite stance as Aho with Teravainen. Go lower cost for 2-4 years. If TT continues to pile up points with Aho, great then reward him with $$ to match the points on another short deal. 6-8 year deals should be limited to irreplaceable/cornerstone pieces (Svech, Aho, Slavin). Barring an unusual $$/term value like Pesce.
Agreed, 75-80 points is definitely possible this season if he plays center. Then Aho's price tag is in the Draisaitl range--$8.5M.I sure hope we lock him up this offseason. I’ve just got a feeling he’s going to have a monster year next year and we will pay for it if a deal isn’t done before that happens.
I'll honestly be a bit disappointed if Aho doesn't score over 70 points next season. Everything points out to him blowing up sooner rather than later.
He was just 5 points away and missed like what, 9 games? I think it's actually likely that he'll score +70No one has scored 70 points for this team since 2012. The last time someone not named Staal scored 70 points was 2009.
Aho is great, but expecting him to be THAT guy at 21 years old is a big ask.
Edit: 70 points would be one of the 12 most productive seasons in Hurricanes history.
He was just 5 points away and missed like what, 9 games? I think it's actually likely that he'll score +70
Also if Svechnikov comes as advertised and he plays with Aho, Aho will finally have a finisher to pass to.
Oh, it was only 4. I still think 70 is likely. He's not going to have a 3rd slow start in a row, no way.He missed 4 games.
Svechnikov isn’t going to play with Aho in all likelihood because he’s a rookie not ready for 1st line minutes and competition, and because he plays TT’s position.
Can't recall if it's been brought up, but in terms of Dundon spending money on the team and its facilities, we've got the first tangible taste of that as the Canes are renovating their dressing room areas during the offseason. According to that article they found that there was about 30 more feet of vertical space they had under the seating bowl so there's some talk of the next renovation potentially making it a two-floor space (unfortunately the timeline is too tight to do that this year). Offhand, anybody know of any teams that have two-floor dressing rooms?
He missed 4 games.
Svechnikov isn’t going to play with Aho in all likelihood because he’s a rookie not ready for 1st line minutes and competition, and because he plays TT’s position.
At 5v5 this is true.
On the PP Svechnikov should take Lindholm's spot on the #1 unit and I could see 5-10 points being added from that alone.
Lindholm’s spot is more likely to be taken by a RH shot. Svechnikov would be best used in Aho’s trigger role in the 2nd unit currently occupied by Skinner who is brutal at it.