Player Discussion Cole Caufield: The little man with the big future.

[Supersonic]

I’m mostly happy that the Habs went from smurfs with muffin shots to Short Kings with elite talent (Marty St. Legs and Goal Caufield)

 

[puckeater]

Well, Dad came to the rink today and he played his worst game since Ducharme held his reins...and those jerseys need to be burned to ash, buried and forgotten they ever existed right after they wear them every game for the rest of this season. Do it proud.

 

[SlafySZN]

He'll sign Jason Robertson type contract. Doubt he locks up long term like Suzuki did

Lol what. Most good young players like him who likes where they are get lock up long term.

Gorton just said yesterday he’ll be here a long time.

 

[dkd]

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[HuGort]

Lol what. Most good young players like him who likes where they are get lock up long term.

Gorton just said yesterday he’ll be here a long time.

He'll get way more money if he re-locks up in 4 years.

 

[SlafySZN]

Ian Lapperière still has doubts about Caufield

 

[Walrus26]

If only Cam York had fallen to us.

Said no Habs fan, ever.

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

That dude really got paid to write like 8 paragraphs about nothing

 

[SlafySZN]

That dude really got paid to write like 8 paragraphs about nothing

‘’Caufield has scored goals all his life but we’ll see if he can score for 82 games season’’

 

[HuGo Burner Acc]

He'll get way more money if he re-locks up in 4 years.

The best deal for BOTH sides is 6 years. Habs get a guaranteed long term commitment and Caufield gets to cash in as a UFA when he's 27. So he's pretty much guaranteed 2 big contracts and Habs are guaranteed two good contracts age wise

 

[Habs Halifax]

The best deal for BOTH sides is 6 years. Habs get a guaranteed long term commitment and Caufield gets to cash in as a UFA when he's 27. So he's pretty much guaranteed 2 big contracts and Habs are guaranteed two good contracts age wise

Get him locked up for 8 years like Suzuki. He's on pace for 80 pts and 40 goals. Basically something like what Norris put up last year if you prorate his 66 games.

8 years at $8M. I think both sides would be happy with that. Hopefully Caufield and his agent don't get greedy.

 

[Habs Halifax]

He'll get way more money if he re-locks up in 4 years.

I hope Caufield is a team player more than a greedy individual. If he pushes for 4 years with max AAV, I sign him for 1 year and take him off the Suzuki line next season.

Caufield is dynamic but he needs a center like Suzuki. They go hand and hand. Sign deals that make you a multi millionaire but don't hurt the teams cap structure... if you really do want to win a cup.

 

[Mrb1p]

Cole needs the puck on his stick and Dach is taking away too much puck possession away from him.

The same reason why Malkin/Sid dont work too well together. Im unsure but has Caufield produced at a lower rate at ES ever since Dach has been moved to his line?

 

[HuGo Burner Acc]

Get him locked up for 8 years like Suzuki. He's on pace for 80 pts and 40 goals. Basically something like what Norris put up last year if you prorate his 66 games.

8 years at $8M. I think both sides would be happy with that. Hopefully Caufield and his agent don't get greedy.

I agree that the contract you proposed would be ideal. But that's why I prefaced my comment by saying both sides. It's a total compromise contract that pays him only for his RFA years and gives the Habs long term commitment while giving Caufield another chance to cash in at a relatively young age for ufas. Also I'd prefer Habs give Caufield a 7-8 year contract at 27 rather than at 29

 

[ZUKI]

Cole needs the puck on his stick and Dach is taking away too much puck possession away from him.

The same reason why Malkin/Sid dont work too well together. Im unsure but has Caufield produced at a lower rate at ES ever since Dach has been moved to his line?

hottest line of the NHL right now and you compare them to" Malkin/Sid that don't work too well" ???

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

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Alex, I'll take "what is the answer to life, the universe and everything" for 400

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

Cole needs the puck on his stick and Dach is taking away too much puck possession away from him.

The same reason why Malkin/Sid dont work too well together. Im unsure but has Caufield produced at a lower rate at ES ever since Dach has been moved to his line?

Imo part of it is about Caufield commanding more attention from opposition and the line is using that to produce more. Goalies are looking to Caufield and both Suzuki and Dach are using this. It'll quickly even out.

 

[Habs Halifax]

I agree that the contract you proposed would be ideal. But that's why I prefaced my comment by saying both sides. It's a total compromise contract that pays him only for his RFA years and gives the Habs long term commitment while giving Caufield another chance to cash in at a relatively young age for ufas. Also I'd prefer Habs give Caufield a 7-8 year contract at 27 rather than at 29

I want players that want to fit cap structure and the team goals. I think Caufield is one of them. There are not many teams like the Habs with MSL that would have turned around Caufield's game. He's got lots of talent and he should be paid and he will be paid. The question here is does he want $100M in his career or $150M.

I want a core locked up like the Bruins and Lightning. 4 years for Caufield is a bad idea for the team. It's good for the player but not the team IMO.

6 years? Better but they can get the 8 year term done. 8x8 is fair to both sides if it's signed today. If he scores 40 goals and 90 pts, then maybe $9M is a better number. However, agents are going to get greedy and push players for max deals with a growing cap. Back to the $100M vs $150M narrative

Hockey is a team game. This is not the NBA. If you want to win in the NHL, you need a 23 man roster and got to have cap room to have good bottom half of the line-up players as well. Or you turn into the Leafs and Oilers very quickly

 

[JohnTheBaptist]

7.5 million x 8 years get er done

 

[salbutera]

Ian Lapperière still has doubts about Caufield

It’s only taken 25-years to get even for Chouinard vs Gagne

 

[HuGo Burner Acc]

I want players that want to fit cap structure and the team goals. I think Caufield is one of them. There are not many teams like the Habs with MSL that would have turned around Caufield's game. He's got lots of talent and he should be paid and he will be paid. The question here is does he want $100M in his career or $150M.

I want a core locked up like the Bruins and Lightning. 4 years for Caufield is a bad idea for the team. It's good for the player but not the team IMO.

6 years? Better but they can get the 8 year term done. 8x8 is fair to both sides if it's signed today. If he scores 40 goals and 90 pts, then maybe $9M is a better number. However, agents are going to get greedy and push players for max deals with a growing cap. Back to the $100M vs $150M narrative

Hockey is a team game. This is not the NBA. If you want to win in the NHL, you need a 23 man roster and got to have cap room to have good bottom half of the line-up players as well. Or you turn into the Leafs and Oilers very quickly

I completely agree with all of your points and yet still think 6 years is a fair compromise for both sides. Whether you resign him at 27 or 29, dude is gonna want a lot. The difference might be 1-1.5 AAV which is digestible if it means 2 younger years of the player in each year of the contract. I look at it like id rather pay Caufield a lot between 22-34/35 than until 37.

I'm not saying you're wrong at all, it's just Im looking at it from both sides instead of one

 

[Mrb1p]

2 shots in 7 games on the powerplay. I know he's focused on hard but somethings got to give somewhere. 4 in 18 for the team over this period.

Downright horrible. They basically can't score on a 4 v 4 because they take away Caufield.

 

[26Mats]

2 shots in 7 games on the powerplay. I know he's focused on hard but somethings got to give somewhere. 4 in 18 for the team over this period.

Downright horrible. They basically can't score on a 4 v 4 because they take away Caufield.

Did you watch the game last night?

Cole had two chances where he was given a feed for a wide open net and he missed the net both times. It should have been 2 pp goals, or at least 2 pp shots. But on the stat column, it was neither.

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

2 shots in 7 games on the powerplay. I know he's focused on hard but somethings got to give somewhere. 4 in 18 for the team over this period.

Downright horrible. They basically can't score on a 4 v 4 because they take away Caufield.

Caufield had 2 great chances on the pp last night and missed the net

 

[Mrb1p]

Did you watch the game last night?

Cole had two chances where he was given a feed for a wide open net and he missed the net both times. It should have been 2 pp goals, or at least 2 pp shots. But on the stat column, it was neither.

Yes, and he also had a great chance the game prior, but still, my point is somethings got to give from the other 4 guys. This is pass it to Weber all over again.