Speculation: Who's getting JT Compher?

[AvsGuy]

I'm probably one of the only JT Compher supporters among Avs fans here, and with him approaching UFA for the first time and coming off a career season of 52 points, I wonder who would be a good fit for his services?

He's not going to blow your mind game to game, and can be prone to lazy spurts, but he's as clutch as they come and always scores when it matters. He's also a great utility player, can fit anywhere in the bottom 9 and facilitate the offense.

All this said, someone is likely to badly overpay for him based on a great contract season and based on his championship pedigree. So who's it going to be?

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[Djp]

I don’t think he will get a big contract. Instead something short with a low cap hit.

 

[Mighty Makar]

Hopefully not us. I’m guessing the Hawks.

 

[tucker3434]

Chicago? He goes home provides a bit of cover for Bedard?

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

I don’t think he will get a big contract. Instead something short with a low cap hit.

Lmao. Wrong as usual

 

[Ceremony]

If your team pays him more than 3 million you will absolutely hate him. Good luck.

 

[John Mandalorian]

Toronto

 

[MardyBum]

Jets overpay to reunite him with Connor on their quest for a first round exit.

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

who needs a center really bad and will overpay? Vancouver is my guess. They like bad UFA deals

winnipeg is a maybe once they sell Scheifele and PLD.

 

[Maurice of Orange]

I’d guess Compher ends up in
Detroit or St. Louis.

 

[Nanuuk]

If Calgary trades Lindolm or Backlund, I could see them picking up Compher. At a realistic price that is.

3.5M is his current salary and I don't see him getting a payday much larger than that, his 52 point season notwithstanding.

The key is whether or not teams feel his career year was a breakthrough to the next level or just an outlier.

 

[BKarchitect]

He makes $3.5 million now. He’s certainly not taking a pay cut after 52 points and by far a career year. At 28 this is his one chance to cash in. And although not a fan favorite, he will be over-used by your coach because of his perceived versatility.

He’s not a bad player. But I can almost guarantee some team is going to do $4+ over 4 years or so. In which case he will be significantly overpaid.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

Toronto

Wouldn't be against that at the right price

 

[BKarchitect]

If Calgary trades Lindolm or Backlund, I could see them picking up Compher. At a realistic price that is.

3.5M is his current salary and I don't see him getting a payday much larger than that, his 52 point season notwithstanding.

The key is whether or not teams feel his career year was a breakthrough to the next level or just an outlier.

He is definitely going to get a significantly larger deal. He got $3.5 based on being a 30 point player. He is coming off a year where he was utilized in top six minutes. His versatility is going to be appealing to GMs and coaches.

 

[PettersonHughes]

who needs a center really bad and will overpay? Vancouver is my guess. They like bad UFA deals

winnipeg is a maybe once they sell Scheifele and PLD.

Throw in big money with term and NTC, cuz why not??
I hope if we do get him we don't go above $2.5 million a season.

 

[AvsGuy]

I don't think $4 million is an overpay for Compher coming off a career season. I do think $5 million is an overpay for what Compher brings

Whoever says anything over $3 million is a disaster wasn't even remotely watching when we won the Cup, because Compher was a key cog at the most important times

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

Throw in big money with term and NTC, cuz why not??
I hope if we do get him we don't go above $2.5 million a season.

I should have dropped some emojis in there to show i was just being silly

 

[shadow1]

I posted this a few weeks ago, but here's a comparable:

	Age	Exp. Cap	GP	G	A	P	+/-
JT Compher	28	$3.50	423	88	106	194	-4
Andrew Copp (2022)	28	$3.64	483	82	120	202	+69

Both guys were coming off their first 50+ point season (52 for JT, 53 for Copp), and Compher has a better track record for injuries.

Copp got $5.625x5, and with the cap rising in upcoming seasons, I expect the same or possibly even more for Compher.

As far as teams go, I'm betting on Chicago adding their hometown player.

 

[Nanuuk]

A $4M deal x 8 would work for Calgary in my view.

This would solidify the centre position (to a degree) if they lose Lindholm or Backlund or both. And Kadr and Compher are former teammates.

 

[AHLdepth]

This just feels like the Mikheyev situation all over again. A perfectly fine player, who has produced perfectly fine numbers, and a done a perfectly fine job on their highly successful team being paid like a guy who will be a difference maker when in fact? They will be an overpaid.....perfectly fine player

 

[Goulet17]

A $4M deal x 8 would work for Calgary in my view.

This would solidify the centre position (to a degree) if they lose Lindholm or Backlund or both. And Kadr and Compher are former teammates.

He'll get higher than a $4 MM AAV, which seems completely unrealistic.

 

[pth2]

I don’t think he will get a big contract. Instead something short with a low cap hit.

He might be strategic and go for a 1-year deal, hoping to really cash in when the cap rises next season. The $ he might get on a 3 or 4 year deal next season will be much higher than today.

 

[Bond]

If your team pays him more than 3 million you will absolutely hate him. Good luck.

Sounds like a Flames special lol

 

[John Mandalorian]

This just feels like the Mikheyev situation all over again. A perfectly fine player, who has produced perfectly fine numbers, and a done a perfectly fine job on their highly successful team being paid like a guy who will be a difference maker when in fact? They will be an overpaid.....perfectly fine player

He's fine but not F-I-N-E fine?

 

[SabresFanNorthPortFL]

I was hoping he’d come back to Buffalo to be a “Swiss Army” knife, 200’ player and bring a Cup background. I had thought 5x5. As some Avs fans have said, he’s clutch.

Am I wrong?