Donato is now leading his team in pts (Donato Thread)

[Bombshell11]

What a career.

Will finish the year with more than double the pts of his best season to date at 28 years of age. He's currently only making 2 mils a year... wow... and will be UFA this summer.

Just wow.

Im not going to lie, i hope the habs make a move on him.

72 games played, 59 pts and avging only 16 mins of ice per game.

74 pts season if we prorate it to 20 mins per game and thats playing with one of the worst teams in the NHL.

 

[SEALBound]

He's getting the time. Someone has to score on a bad team.

Glad to see him doing well. I hope this is a breakout season for him but he also seems like a prime candidate to regress or disappoint if he gets paid.

 

[Bear of Bad News]

I was a fan of Donato's in Seattle (although he could be maddening on defense). Glad he's getting a chance to tally in Chicago.

 

[a mangy Meowth]

Good for him. This should be all he needs to secure a nice big multi-year deal this summer.

 

[Esq]

He's getting the time. Someone has to score on a bad team.

Glad to see him doing well. I hope this is a breakout season for him but he also seems like a prime candidate to regress or disappoint if he gets paid.

This is all correct.

 

[Bombshell11]

He's getting the time. Someone has to score on a bad team.

Glad to see him doing well. I hope this is a breakout season for him but he also seems like a prime candidate to regress or disappoint if he gets paid.

Some guys need to be given an opportunity to show their worth, he's pacing for an 82+ pts year if you prorate his production to 20 mins a game.

Him being a veteran and showing he can deliver the goods at 28, i think he's worth a bit more than the 4 mil @ 3 years Chicago was trying to sign him at.

If he continues on this pace and doesn't get a 6mil @ 5 July 1st i would be shocked.

 

[SEALBound]

Some guys need to be given an opportunity to show their worth, he's pacing for an 82+ pts year if you prorate his production to 20 mins a game.

Him being a veteran and showing he can deliver the goods at 28, i think he's worth a bit more than the 4 mil @ 3 years Chicago was trying to sign him at.

If he continues on this pace and doesn't get a 6mil @ 5 July 1st i would be shocked.

And some lucky team is going to be disappointed. I mean, I hope not but I think the odds are pretty good.

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

Is nobody gonna mention the elephant in the room that Bombshell wants us to mention

 

[hamzarocks]

Bedards a bust atm

His best outlook is Mackinnon where he can rebound a few years into his career and make the haters suck it.

Which is still possible but not a certainty and a lower chance of happening than him having been this disapointing through his first 2 years coming into the league.

Otherwise he's a bust trending to be forgotten and moved on from quickly as better younger players emerge, while remaining an effective producer who can get 70-80 pts in his prime despite his physical limitations.

Donato, TT, Bertuzzi are all producing a lot more than expected and Bedard a lot lot worse

 

[Bombshell11]

Is nobody gonna mention the elephant in the room that Bombshell wants us to mention

I legit want Donato to be a hab come July 1st. He will solidify our top 6. A 6 million well spent.

 

[Bombshell11]

Bedards a bust atm

His best outlook is Mackinnon where he can rebound a few years into his career and make the haters suck it.

Which is still possible but not a certainty and a lower chance of happening than him having been this disapointing through his first 2 years coming into the league.

Otherwise hes a bust trending to be forgotten and moved in from quickly as better younger players emerge, while remaining an effective producer who can get 70-80 pts in his prime despite his physical limitations.

Donato, TT, Bertuzzi are all producing a lot more than expected and Bedard a lot lot worse

Bro honestly you're deviating the thread, i specifically said this is a Donato thread. He's going to be a Free agent this summer.

 

[Donnie740]

This thread should be proactively merged with the “Players that completely checked out after getting paid” thread.

 

[Shark Finn]

Not the sort of thread I expected to ever see regarding Donato.

 

[WarriorofTime]

Due for a shooting percentage regression and everybody and their mother knows it.

 

[BHawk21]

I legit want Donato to be a hab come July 1st. He will solidify our top 6. A 6 million well spent.

hes all yours

 

[Mattb124]

Having watched Donato on the Sharks, I am really surprised he is having a break-out season and also tend to think whoever signs him as UFA will end up disappointed. He was an average to below-average 3rd liner for us,

 

[Donnie740]

Having watched Donato on the Sharks, I am really surprised he is having a break-out season and also tend to think whoever signs him as UFA will end up disappointed. He was an average to below-average 3rd liner for us,

Can you imagine being the poor sucker who gives Donato a seven year deal at $6M AAV this summer?

 

[hamzarocks]

Bro honestly you're deviating the thread, i specifically said this is a Donato thread. He's going to be a Free agent this summer.

I mean who gives 2 shits about Ryan Donato.

Hes just a guy producing well and will be forgotten by next year.

 

[acor]

He's not leading the team, he's leading Chicago... That's the difference.

 

[landy]

Googles what team hes on...

 

[Bombshell11]

Can you imagine being the poor sucker who gives Donato a seven year deal at $6M AAV this summer?

No one is giving him 7 years?

Its going to be a 5-6 years at around 5-6 mils

 

[CallMeShaft]

Bedard ran out of steam awhile ago. Kid needs to work on his stamina big time over the next few years, maybe not spend every second he's awake on the ice.

Can't believe we couldn't get a 1st for Donato, though. Between his production, his cap hit, and not having any move clauses, it's shocking he didn't have much value at the td.

 

[BHawk21]

No one is giving him 7 years?

Its going to be a 5-6 years at around 5-6 mils

we couldnt get a 2nd for him at the deadline. Hes not getting that much.

 

[Bombshell11]

we couldnt get a 2nd for him at the deadline. Hes not getting that much.

If he finishes the year with 70+ pts ?

 

[BHawk21]

If he finishes the year with 70+ pts ?

nope. hes a 15 goal a year guy. Hes running crazy hot right now and playing the 1PP because the hawks are so bad.

Chicago will only give him 3 years. Unless another bottom feeder needs to hit the floor he may get 5 or 6 million but hes not getting 5 or 6 years. Too risky