Speculation: What do you predict Keller's new contract will look like?

[RABBIT]

Someone brought it up in another thread and it made me think. Contract inflation is a real thing these days so it's kind of a scary thought. Any 8 year contract will take him to either 28 or 29 years old depending on which year we offer it, and I'm assuming he will be offered 8 years. I'm personally guess he's going to demand around 6-7M.

How much do you think the ask will be?

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[YotesFan47]

I'd imagine hes looking at 7-8m if he gets 70+ points the next 2 years.

 

[moosemeister]

7.75 for 8

 

[XX]

He can write his own ticket right now because it's obvious he's the engine of the Coyotes. He will probably get Giroux style money, 8 years, 8-8.5m. Might depend on what happens with the CBA.

 

[BlazingBlueAnt]

The ask will be the percentage of cap Nylander gets plus a bit more

 

[Grimes]

Cant see him making more than OEL. I'm thinking in that 7m range unless he passes 70 points this year.

 

[Matias Maccete]

10 a year, because he's going to start putting up over 90 points.

Not really but I wanted to vote differently because I think 7-8 is by far the most likely and will end up with all of the votes.

 

[BUX7PHX]

8 years, $58 M

 

[RABBIT]

Bump

 

[moosemeister]

Most of us said 7-8 mil and now some people are surprised he made 7-8 mil.


Wut

 

[The Feckless Puck]

Most of us said 7-8 mil and now some people are surprised he made 7-8 mil.


Wut

You nearly hit it on the head with your guess.

I went with 6-7M.

 

[BUX7PHX]

8 years at $58 M is an AAV of $7.25M.

I was north by $800k total over the life of the deal.

Time for futures Vegas bets...

 

[Name Nameless]

8 years at $58 M is an AAV of $7.25M.

I was north by $800k total over the life of the deal.

Time for futures Vegas bets...

Yeah, kudos. He traded those for some signing bonuses and no-trade clauses though, so you have an excuse.

 

[XX]

Chayka signed him to more or less the contract we all expected.

The gall. The risk. The gamble!

 

[SniperHF]

I said 8+ but I figured it was going to be done next year not this. That was like 3 early contracts ago

On average based on 40 votes we said Keller would get....................7.1 Million ( I used the .5s for each vote choice and called 8+ 8.25m).

TBH that's a little spooky between this and our point prediction average making it within 2 points of last season's finish. We need to lay down some bets.

 

[rt]

Chayka signed him to more or less the contract we all expected.

The gall. The risk. The gamble!

This thread was made prior to him having a dog shit season.

 

[RABBIT]

This thread was made prior to him having a dog **** season.

On a team that he led in points. We almost made it to the playoffs solely off of depth and the west being a pile of hot garbage.

If we're healthy, and the new additions pan out, i dont expect another sub-50pt season from him.

 

[rt]

On a team that he led in points. We almost made it to the playoffs solely off of depth and the west being a pile of hot garbage.

If we're healthy, and the new additions pan out, i dont expect another sub-50pt season from him.

It’s not his production that was the most worrying.

 

[XX]

This thread was made prior to him having a dog **** season.

Having a dog shit season and still putting up 47 points on this jank ass team makes the contract look better, not worse.

 

[RABBIT]

It’s not his production that was the most worrying.

I mean I see your point but we drafted him to be the player he is. He won't be a selke award winner. We need him to be a team leader in points which he has done for the last 2 seasons.

 

[Jakey53]

It’s not his production that was the most worrying.

Keller did not have a good year. We know it, he knows it, management knows it. He had a sophomore slump year as many kids do. We have seen his talent, and we will see it again. Keller lost his confidence last year, which ALL players do from time to time, even the vets. We seem to forget that Keller is 21, a kid playing in the best league in the world.

 

[rt]

Keller did not have a good year. We know it, he knows it, management knows it. He had a sophomore slump year as many kids do. We have seen his talent, and we will see it again. Keller lost his confidence last year, which ALL players do from time to time, even the vets. We seem to forget that Keller is 21, a kid playing in the best league in the world.

I haven’t forgot. I’m not terribly worried about this extension. I think there are good odds that he recovers form and makes this a great contract.

His compete level last season was very worrying. To dismiss this entirely and act as though it doesn’t add a notable amount of risk to this signing is a bit Pollyanna.

Dvorak and Chychrun have struggled with injuries their whole careers. That’s a risk that shouldn’t be ignored.

Schmaltz has a serious sample-size issue. We all acknowledge that.

I don’t think Keller deserves to have his compete issues last season forgotten until he does actually bounce back.

Anyway, I think it’s a good gamble with good odds of paying off smartly.