Can't say that I blame him.
Just as a giant F-U to Buffalo ownership, how long before he can re-enter the draft or sign as an FA somewhere else if he refuses to sign his ELC with Buffalo?
(I love you, Buffalo fans. I just hate that ownership group.)
Probably just trying to avoid being drafted by Buffalo
Can't say that I blame him.
Just as a giant F-U to Buffalo ownership, how long before he can re-enter the draft or sign as an FA somewhere else if he refuses to sign his ELC with Buffalo?
(I love you, Buffalo fans. I just hate that ownership group.)
That’s maximum if he hits his bonuses.Lafreniere’s deal has a total value of $11.325 million with a $3.775 AAV
Rangers eager for Alexis Lafreniere’s arrival after ‘easy’ contract process (nypost.com)
Ya, he ain't turning down potentially 10 million over three years to sit in college and make nothing.
With Lindros, it was about not wanting to have to learn how to speak two words of french, not about Quebec being bad.I'd love to see him pull a Lindros on Buffalo. And he should get zero blame if he does do it.
Is he just gonna not sign and pull a Justin Schultz? If he really doesn't want to play for Buffalo that is at least an option.
Feels like its been a long whilewho was the last 1st overall that didn’t step right into the nhl
who was the last 1st overall that didn’t step right into the nhl
who was the last 1st overall that didn’t step right into the nhl
He can also use it as leverage for a trade. For what it’s worth, he comes from a family that is loaded so he may be less concerned with money.Does he want to lose out in a couple years of making millions of dollars? all this does is delaying his full UFA status in the NHL.
Can't say that I blame him.
Just as a giant F-U to Buffalo ownership, how long before he can re-enter the draft or sign as an FA somewhere else if he refuses to sign his ELC with Buffalo?
(I love you, Buffalo fans. I just hate that ownership group.)
When was the last time we had a pandemic that shut down hockey leagues for months/years?