Going to be a crazy good deal.
He's surely going to be a 40 point player or better these next 3 years
Why would he sign that?
I don't love the player but this is a very team friendly deal with basically no risk.
He needs to start shooting more in NA. That shot is still pretty darn good, as is the release.
... So KK is getting over 6m and Tolvanen gets 1,45m??
because that's what he signed for?wtf why does that say 1.45 per for 3 years
Hasn't Tolvanen regress since his draft +1? Haven't been keeping track recentlyThis is typo right? 1.45@ 3 yrs??? Bruh, that is outright larceny for a player that looks like hes going to be better than just solid.
Hasn't Tolvanen regress since his draft +1? Haven't been keeping track recently
No, he was in the running for the rookie goal scoring title despite playing 10+ games less than most of the guys in front of him,
plus he was defensively sound.
That year after his big scoring explosion in the KHL, his coach in the AHL told him to focus more on his defense and everybody lambasted him for not scoring. Now he can score and play defensively.
I think people need to look at that year as an anomaly, not as part of any progression/regression trend. Nobody thought in his draft year that he'd be that player. Then for some reason that year went magically. But then got back on his normal progression path. Where he's at right now lines up pretty well with being the #30 overall pick. 2018 was just a weird outlier.Hasn't Tolvanen regress since his draft +1? Haven't been keeping track recently
Tolvanen has a short NHL record but currently ~0.5 ppg. If he becomes a full timer and maintains that, this is a steal. If he becomes a full times and that production cuts in half but he isn't a liability on the ice, this is still a fair deal. I see this only being bad if he regresses majorly.
What does Barkov have to do with it?
Well Barkov is a Finnish player as well and in my opinion the best Finnish player in the NHL and much better than Kotkaniemi and Barkov would still lose in salary to Kotkaniemi so yeah. Both are centers as well.