Pierre from Orleans
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He's an incredible GM.Great deal. Another example of Dorion creating something out of nothing. The best GM to have under someone like Melnyk.
He's an incredible GM.Great deal. Another example of Dorion creating something out of nothing. The best GM to have under someone like Melnyk.
I think its going to look like a massive blunder to not give him a 2 year deal to see if he can sustain this for longer than a season before opening up the wallet.Glad that he was resigned but I would have preferred a second year.
I think its going to look like a massive blunder to not give him a 2 year deal to see if he can sustain this for longer than a season before opening up the wallet.
Raw talent is certainly there, very exciting player to watch. Plays alot like Bure, I just wish we knew if he can play like this consistently.
If all we'll offer is a year, he'll go to arbitration to become a UFA in a year.The guys on the radio this morning (morning show) were all in agreement that the Sens should give Duclair only a 1 year deal again just to see if how he is playing is the real deal. Now to be fair, they were talking about a poll question where the options were only 1 year or 5 years, so obviously they back tracked to say that they would give a 3 year deal for example.
However I am of the mindset that the team would be taking a risk if they did not sign Duclair long term this year, as I firmly believe he is what he is, and that he is going to only improve from here on out. The longer they wait to sign him to a contract with more term, the more it will cost us when he finally has the stats to back up his negotiating.
I guarantee that if we had signed him for two years, people around here would have been griping at the time that it was one year too many, given his track record.
Duclair will never have point totals that make you think he is a 1st liner because he's not really a playmaker, he's more of a goal scorer and a "carry the play forward" guy. He has 65 goals and 70 assists in the NHL, which is close to 50/50. Actually, he's a bit similar to Dzingel in many ways. RD has 70 goals and 82 assists in his career. They both have great wheels but Duclair has more high end skill and better hands. I think they both have a deceptive shot even though they're not "shooters"
This is one of the best Dorion trades so far. UFA Dzingel for Duclair and two 2nds? wow, Duclair and Dzingel are at least on the same level but Duclair is almost 3 years younger.
Anthony is finally emerging as a top-6 forward (after it looked like he would be one in his rookie season), he's now 24 y/o and realized that he had to work his butt off and that just talent alone wouldn't do it. He has to make his "life money" in the next few years so he will be looking for a long term deal but he could afford another "prove it" 1 year contract to make more money in the end. It wouldn't be very smart from the Sens because if he breaks out even more, he would be then very costly. I'm thinking you go 5 years at around 4.5 M$. It's a bit of a risk but it's the leverage the Sens have left. If he scores let's say 52 pts this season and 58 next year, then he's going to cost over 6-7 M$ per season. 5 years would take him to 30 y/o, so pretty much all his prime. It depends, is he finally playing the way a hockey team can win? Are you identifying him as a core player? If he does, then you go 5 years IMO.
If Duclair is a core player, the team is really set on LW and it looks pretty good too.
Tkachuk
Duclair
Formenton
Paul
I hope we don't get Lafrenière because there would be no spot for him
I think this next contract has the potential to be expensive now. He's damn good.
More expensive than it would've been in the summer, but there's still not enough of a track record to demand big money. I would love to see 3 x 3.5-4.
I think its going to look like a massive blunder to not give him a 2 year deal to see if he can sustain this for longer than a season before opening up the wallet.
Raw talent is certainly there, very exciting player to watch. Plays alot like Bure, I just wish we knew if he can play like this consistently.