I know where I see Chicago, but wanted to know where hawks fans see themselves
The JVR extension would only be if that was desirable for the hawks, that's the going rate for players of his ilk...and actually deflated from when Bobby Ryan signed at $7.25mil in 2014. As it stands there's 2 years at $4.25m left on JVR's deal which is pretty team friendly
I think the hawks would be hard-pressed to get a player back with Panarin's upside who isn't making the same kind of money that he's asking for, so thought JVR+ might be worth floating. The + could be something like Kasperi Kapanen - not a bluechip guy, but could get there with a strong season. Am I out to lunch on value there? (given that if Panarin is to be dealt, its in a scenario that the whole league knows that Chicago has to trade him. There would still be lots of suitors for a player of his age/talent, but its not a "the offer has to be good enough to pry him away" scenario because the option to decline everything and keep him isn't there)