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Player Discussion Arber Xhekaj: The Sheriff

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Mrb1p said:
I wonder if the usual suspect in the Guhle thread are gonna come in and say the same thing about AX lol ? Is he soft too ? Is he too weak ? Is he injury prone ? Should we trade him ?
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The Guhle thread is hilarious.
The dude plays the entire season taking on everything that was dished out at him barely missing a shift but is considered fragile.
No consideration about the role he's playing and how much he's being targeted and no understanding that a cheap shot causing head trauma takes everyone out.. I'm actually pleased with how Guhle was able to manage the schedule and his minutes.
He's clearly our best LD and can handle the number 1 minutes. I felt his injures the previous season were mostly due to fatigue.
 
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I would say the injury happened not in a fight, but when he
and Slaf pancaked the Florida player Lorenz with the double hit.
The guy on the end gets the most force, and Xhekaj hit the guy
with his left shoulder......go back and watch the video.
 
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Stoneburg said:
Just to clarify, I called him that not because he is just an enforcer, but because he does not like Wifi, and prefers "The Sheriff', and I was too lazy to check how to spell his name. LOL.
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Hey not a knock on you but the fact he seemed to have hung up the gloves - posted my rant before we heard he was injured.
 
This is serious. 2 major shoulder injuries to a guy that needs to be physical to be effective because he doesn’t do much else.

Goes to show you can never have enough depth at any position which is why I believe you should draft BPA....you just never know what can happen and if everything falls right and you have a healthy surplus, great, you simply trade it to fill another need.
 
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He can still be a physical monster I hope. I don't like the doom and gloom here making it sound like he's done as an enforcer. Sounds too pessimistic.

How many other physical players had to go through shoulder surgery? At least It wasn't the same shoulder
 
River Meadow said:
Shoulders made out of glass.

He needs to chill.
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He wasn’t the sheriff this year, and you may be right about his shoulders. I wonder if he will be able to continue to play a physical game, including some fights if need be? I’m concerned he may not be able to, which diminishes his value considerably.
 
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Xhekaj is up for a new deal this summer. Wonder if Kent goes for a Jordan Harris-esque bridge bridge deal. Xhekaj is worth more than Harris so maybe 1.7M for 2 years. It's hard to fathom Xhekaj getting a long term deal at this stage of his career. A bridge deal lets us get a clearer picture of his future as he'll be 25 at the end of a 2 year deal.
 
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Big Empty said:
Xhekaj is up for a new deal this summer. Wonder if Kent goes for a Jordan Harris-esque bridge bridge deal. Xhekaj is worth more than Harris so maybe 1.7M for 2 years. It's hard to fathom Xhekaj getting a long term deal at this stage of his career. A bridge deal lets us get a clearer picture of his future as he'll be 25 at the end of a 2 year deal.
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I wouldn't do that. Habs know what they can get out of Xhekaj and the shoulders should be stronger than before after the operations.

I'd try to sign Xhekaj medium term at a discount.

Showing faith in the kid at this juncture in his career can go a long ways for the Habs.

13.75M for 5 years and better dental plan than Costco?

He'd be 27 coming out of that contract and set for life at that juncture when he can sign his biggest contract ever.
 
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Big Empty said:
Xhekaj is up for a new deal this summer. Wonder if Kent goes for a Jordan Harris-esque bridge bridge deal. Xhekaj is worth more than Harris so maybe 1.7M for 2 years. It's hard to fathom Xhekaj getting a long term deal at this stage of his career. A bridge deal lets us get a clearer picture of his future as he'll be 25 at the end of a 2 year deal.
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In my opinion the reason we all like him so much is the same reason he will get more $ than that, even on a two year deal.

Just look at these playoffs. I'd sign him long term but idk how keen he is to do that.
 
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TennisMenace said:
He wasn’t the sheriff this year, and you may be right about his shoulders. I wonder if he will be able to continue to play a physical game, including some fights if need be? I’m concerned he may not be able to, which diminishes his value considerably.
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Those type of shoulder injuries will make all teams wary about making a major financial commitment for this otherwise promising young player.

“Availability is the best ability“ - Bill Parcells.
 
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Scriptor said:
I wouldn't do that. Habs know what they can get out of Xhekaj and the shoulders should be stronger than before after the operations.

I'd try to sign Xhekaj medium term at a discount.

Showing faith in the kid at this juncture in his career can go a long ways for the Habs.

13.75M for 5 years and better dental plan than Costco?

He'd be 27 coming out of that contract and set for life at that juncture when he can sign his biggest contract ever.
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I would be thrilled if we could sign Xhekaj to a 2.75M x 5 deal. The problem is I don't think the player goes for it. He would be selling himself short on a long-term deal. Maybe Kent can work his magic though!

I want Xhekaj here for the long haul. I would gladly give him 3M x 6. I think the reason I'm having a hard time coming up with a contract is because Xhekaj is a unicorn and there aren't many comparisons for his play style.
 
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Don't want to pull an Islanders and sign a decent complimentary player for too long and end up with an albatross before halfway through the deal.
 
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