Confirmed Signing with Link: [WPG] Jets re-sign Kyle Connor (7 years, $7.142857M AAV)
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Gurglesons
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My point being IMO Laine would have been the smarter player to lock up long term and then bridge Connor. Not that Laine I’d have accepted this contract.
Johnny HFBOARDS
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Beat me to it
Also, Connor deal makes me happy, guys the real deal in more than one situation.
I like the Laine Deal as well, he gets to prove something as a man now and can get paid after that as a man.
Now we can just watch and see if our coaching can adjust with the GREAT tools we have, if we lose more than win, we can upgrade our coaching.
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Yikes.
Connor is going to be one of best Best American players for the next decade.
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Gurglesons
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Yet would likely be on the 4th line on the National Team if he even makes it.
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Falco Lombardi
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Gurglesons
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Hm. Connor is a great player. Laine is potentially the best goal scorer in the league moving forward.
Jets signed the best 2 and potentially 3 of the best 4 RFA contracts of the year.
Shame their defense imploded
Shame their defense imploded
You don't give out contracts you negotiate them. Laine's camp pushed for a Bridge as they weren't willing to go long term after a down year that deflated the players value. Connor's camp wanted a long term deal, possibly due to the player coming off a season of ideal usage put him in a good position for a longer term.
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Gaudreau and Tkachuk are the only better LWs. I think he'd be on the 3rd line.
Gurglesons
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It's not the 90's anymore. There's a lot of American players that are legitimate stars now. Connor is a good first line player, but he's not in the same tier as the top guys. He probably makes the national team on the bottom 6, if at all.
Gaudreau doesn't make the team, see MSL
DeBrincat is a natural RW and Connor will be better than Guentzel going forward
Gurglesons
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I would assume they’d go DeBrincat - Matthews / Eichel - Kane as the 1st line given the built in chemistry. But you do you.
Also, your drunk if you think Gaudreau isn’t there.
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so top six is within the top ten over the next decade... good work backing up my claim.
middle 12
ninetyeight
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He said he’ll be worth it in a few. You would never pay 7m+ to a 30-35year old 60pts scorer, so they are definitely paying for the potential and expect his totals to rise.
I completely get your point here but Laine's numbers 5 on 5 (so far) have to be a little bit of a red flag, regular numbers and advanced stats.
If I had to choose one for my team, I think I am taking the better all around player in Kyle Connor.
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Falco Lombardi
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He might also score almost 2/3 of his season total in one month leaving five months where he gives you nothing because he’s about the most one dimensional player in the league.
Give me the better all around player.
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Pavelski just got 7m (x 3 years) coming off a 64 pt season (and 60ish pts the past 3 years) and he's 35
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I don't think Laine and his agent sign that long of a deal at that number. Patty knows if he does go off these next 2 years that he could cash in bigger on the next deal. If the Jets could have gotten Laine long term for only a few hundred 1000 more then I'm sure that would have happened.
ninetyeight
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Pavelski’s season was 70pts / 82 games pace though, but I see your point. It still might be a bit of an overpayment, but if you have the capspace sometimes you might have to over pay. For what is worth I personally think this Connor contract is more than fine and fully expect his point totals to increase into 70-80pts range this season.
