trujaysfan
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Probably 5 or 5.5 mil.Sure, but at what number?
Probably 5 or 5.5 mil.Sure, but at what number?
- Sillinger was slightly out produced by Knies (12/32) and signed 2/2.25
- Kent Johnson has a pretty Knies-ish production resume and signed 3/1.8
I'd do the zeke deal
Counting stats are noisy in such a small sample! You know this! He elevated.3 points in 7 games man. He was good, but "beast" is a strong word.
He plays a playoff friendly style though, definitely.
I get wanting to sign him long term and try to get lots of value down the road.
But there is lots to like about taking that value over the next 2-3 years and worrying about the future later.
Like 3 x $1.8, come on?
i dont disagreeIf it happens, it happens. All I'm saying is that throwing large money at the guy who finished 12th in goals among players 21 and younger last year is risky.
Just to take a look at a few examples...
- Perfetti just signed a 2 year extension for 3.25 per after a better season than Knies is coming off of, and was a top 10 overall pick in his draft class.
- Byfield signed 5/6.25 after a 20/55 season
- Sillinger was slightly out produced by Knies (12/32) and signed 2/2.25
- Kent Johnson has a pretty Knies-ish production resume and signed 3/1.8
So yeah, the market for what Knies is right now imo is somewhere in that Perfetti/Sillinger/Johnson tier on a 2-3 year deal. If we're going 4-5+ years on it, there's only so much financial risk we should be taking. I'd rather him prove it and then pay him 5+ than give him the money before he puts up 25/50+
Counting stats are noisy in such a small sample! You know this! He elevated.
Probably 5 or 5.5 mil.
A 25 goal power forward is $8+ in 5 years.Nah, I'd rather drag his dick over broken glass through RFA and then pay him his market value on the backside.
But in fairness, I'm in the camp that doesn't see a star there. I see a good NHL'er, probably a top 6 power forward who scores ~25 most years, but not a star. I get why someone who sees him as such only sees the upside in 8x5.5 or similar.
A 25 goal power forward is $8+ in 5 years.
I havent seen any evidence that this team thinks Jarn/Reeves/Kampf are actual problems.If we traded Lilly, Kampf, Jarnkrok, Reaves we'd have a clear $6m capspace to spend entirely on one player.
Good luck with that8 x 4.5
Good luck with that