No bottom feeder is going to do that. It doesn’t make sense. But a contender could. And no it wouldn’t be worth the picks.
A bunch of late firsts is a bullshit return. Forget that.
Well you don’t know who would make the offer, if they made one at all. So good thing I prefaced “depending on who made the offer.” But thanks for pointing out four late 1st round picks wouldn’t be worth it. I would’ve thought my comment said as much.
You’re saying depending on who makes the offer. And I’m telling you it won’t be high picks. Hence it’s not worth it.
You truly are a believer but there isn't anything that transpired last season that backs you up on this one. When Caufield becomes the better and more complete player we will all bow down to you. 96% do you honestly think that number will be reduced drastically after everything we've seen?
Except for the fact that he continued to produce while nobody else did? You mean except that part???
He’s already better now. Different players but CC excels in the most important skill a player can have - goal scoring. And he does it consistently.
Why do you think this argument will sway me when it didn't the last time you proposed it. You want to cherry pick two weeks of hockey to base that assumption on go right ahead. Suzuki was hurt and over used period. We all know it. The fact that he bounced back with a revolving door of scrubs tells us a lot more about Suzuki than anything we learned about a side lined Cole Caufield.
Actually Caufield was hurt. And STILL produced. Without Nick (who you said CC was dependent on to score.)
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Caufield produces consistently. Suzuki hasn’t shown this yet. One is a first liner the other isn’t.
Well Brisson is trying to argue L G's take and Hughes is having nothing to do with it.
What offersheet are you terrified of? It would have to be so stupid and outrageous that we wouldn't match? So 14mx1 year?
Something around 10x3 from Chicago.
So you match that, easily and deal with the fallout in 3 years. Overpaying Caufield for the next 3 years isn't going to be the end of the world and he's still RFA at the end. Just because his QO is a number does not mean that you have to AAV him that at a long term deal. See potato head in Carolina.
Yea I'd match it in a heartbeat as well. I'd just rather get him at a better cap hit if we are going to bridge him. It'd give us more flexibility if we want to take on a contract for picks next season.
That’s the kind of risk we’re taking by not signing him. An RFA offer would suck so bad.
Fair enough. I really don't see an offersheet coming but I do think we might have to pony up more than we all hope. If we can get him at 9m or under for 8 years I won't be thrilled but I think it'll be OK.
We have no idea what’s happening there. Remember the Subban negotiations? We thought PK was being greedy until we found out about the stupid lowball shit.Well Brisson is trying to argue L G's take and Hughes is having nothing to do with it.
The general consensus is term not money. Do you think Brisson and Hughes clash?
Well I’m telling you that your false sense of certainty is based on BS bravado and 0% fact. Because you literally have zero idea of what team would offer Caufield an OS and where they will be in the standings for the next 4 years. Hence any statement you make that you think sounds like certainty is purely speculation on your part. Speculation btw, that I don’t ascribe to and frankly I think the degree to which you assert that certainty of what you think will come, is laughable.
I’m saying a bottom feeder would be crazy to do it. Hence it’s highly unlikely to happen.
I can only follow the rule of common sense. If you’re a bottom feeder, would you do it? Does it make sense from that standpoint? I don’t think you would… So no, I don’t see it happening.
Common sense would dictate that a bottom feeder will attempt to not be a bottom feeder. A contender already has the pieces to contend and won’t have $9M+ available for a player like Caufield. I think that makes more common sense.
And we’ve seen the best way to do that is to draft high over an extended period of time. It doesn’t make sense to trade those picks away.
Contenders can move contracts around. We’ve seen it time and again. If a team needs space they can find it.
No. I’d much rather make the move as a contender than a bottom feeder. Worst case you have to move some contracts around. But the bottom feeder loses top picks. No way I’d give that up.
