Byfield 179 GP 88 PTS 55 PTS 23/24
Lundell 216 GP 112 PTS 35 PTS 23/24
Perfetti 140 GP 75 PTS 38 PTS 23/24
He is a lot closer to Lundell as a comparable. Lundell probably gives the Cats a bit of a discount given the cup win and the no tax state. If you are going to 7 or 8 years then I think you are talking about close to 7 mil to buy out Multiple UFA years.
Even if they do walk him to UFA that's not the worst deal in the world if it keeps costs down 5 years is still 5 years.
25 mil /5 or 34/6 is probably the range he's going to be looking at. I think any deal in that range is a good one for the Jets
Byfield 179 GP 88 PTS 55 PTS 23/24 - Career PPG 0.49 - 28 Career Goals
Lundell 216 GP 112 PTS 35 PTS 23/24 - Career PPG 0.52 - 42 Career Goals
Perfetti 140 GP 75 PTS 38 PTS 23/24 - Career PPG 0.54 - 29 Career Goals
So Cole has 1 more goal in 39 fewer games than Byfield does and Byfield has had much more favourable deployment, especially this year. To date Byfield has more assists but long term I still think Cole is the better playmaker.
Lots of ways to spin numbers, opportunities etc but all three have produced in a similar fashion over the last three years. All have had injuries, all have had success and all have had a long drought (Jets fans focus on Perfetti's dry spell, but both Byfield and Lundell have had dry spells just as long and pronounced this past year)
55 points vs. 38 points last season (Perfetti's injuries will factor into the equation).
Draft slot has a residual impact on the contract, and Byfield was a #2 overall.
Byfield is likely seen as having a higher ceiling and earning potential in the coming seasons.
Here are the Evolving Hockey projections... Byfield got quite a bit more than projected, indicating that the Kings think he's going to take off in the next couple of years.
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Cole won't get what Byfield got, but would suspect it will be just under. Their numbers to date are very close across the board (Byfield has a few more secondary assists) but like you said his pedigree is better as a 2nd OV pick and that plays into it.
Byfield got 6.25 X 5. I think Perfetti gets 5.75 on a 5 year deal
I still suspect a bridge deal is most likely and that probably look like 4M X 2 or 4.75 x 3 IMO