Rumor: Evans asking for $4M x 5 years

[Ozmodiar]

having a guy like Evans takes a load off Suzuki's shoulder defensively, which lets him focus on his offense

If they trade Evans, they’ll have to replace his PK duties. That can be taught or done by committee. Internal or acquisition. All easier than filling void at 2C.

 

[Ozmodiar]

Habs should have already started to ease younger players on the PK, like Heineman. They new well in advance that their PKers were all mostly UFA this year (this also include Savard).

Yes.
And as players slide from top 6 to bottom 6 (Newhook, Dach if a 2C is acquired), they’ll have to take on new responsibilities on special teams. If they can’t, you trade for someone who can.

 

[Theodore450]

Dump Dach or Newhook and sign him

 

[Bombshell11]

I dont understand how NHL teams are being so cheap with the guys that work the hardest? Specially when they know the cap is going to go up?

500k is the problem, really?

 

[CristianoRonaldo]

I would sign him, the pick we will get for him, may never be half as good as Evans... But I would be fine with trading him for a 1st.

 

[schwang26]

Bergevin is that you? You can’t trade for centers? Hughes will find a wqy. Probably trading for a ufa in coming and sign him. Like Horvat a couple years ago.

Even Hughes only got Dach and that isn’t working out. It’s not like we’re a destination city either. They’re going to want someone who fits in with the current age group as well. I doubt he’s getting a guy who’s 30ish. Plus, what’s he giving up? We probably want to keep any prospect we have worth a 2nd line centre (which ain’t many) and I’m not sure draft picks will do it.

 

[Miller Time]

sign him at $4.75 x 4 w 90% paid in bonuses during first 3yrs and move fwd already

$4.75M in 2017/2018 NHL cap world = approx $3.25M in todays $$

this would be an excellent deal for both sides...

secures the Habs a reliable, "home-grown" bottom-6 C through his prime seasons and almost the perfect window (3 seasons) for 1-2 of Beck/Kapanen/Davidson/Koivu/Hage to really push for/take a middle-6 C spot.

No reason to expect him to regress much if at all over a 4- year window, so by year 3 or 4, at worst he's a pricey but stellar 4th line C or a relatively easy to move trade chip (if the internal prospect development pushes him out by virtue of giving us better performance on ELC/RFA deals).

win-win. Get'r done KH

 

[FerrisRox]

He’s going to attain 30 points for the first time in his career after shooting 20% and getting 16 mins a game with legit 3rd liners as his wingers and people think this is the norm.

I like Jake Evans, as a player, but we're seeing Fool's Gold right now, and I don't want to be the fool. He is absolutely not a $4 million player regardless of the cap rising.

I don't want him for five years, and I don't want him at $4 million.

 

[417]

Honestly, that doesn't bother me. Out of all the UFA's, Evans is the one I'm most interested in extending. Ideally it would be a little less in terms of cap. But the term doesn't bother me at all. And even at 4M, I'm willing to hold onto Evans.

I'd even willing to pay a bit more to bring down the term

 

[Thomas Sowell]

Bye

 

[417]

I like Jake Evans, as a player, but we're seeing Fool's Gold right now, and I don't want to be the fool. He is absolutely not a $4 million player regardless of the cap rising.

I don't want him for five years, and I don't want him at $4 million.

He makes 1.7M now and he's worth at least double that easily, in today’s money.

How is he that far off a 4M player with the cap rising?

 

[morhilane]

I dont understand how NHL teams are being so cheap with the guys that work the hardest? Specially when they know the cap is going to go up?

500k is the problem, really?

It's just the way cap percentage is distributed, production is valued more than utilities, so teams end up with something looking like this distribution:

10% 10% 10%
5% 6% 5%
3% 3% 3%
1% 1% 1%

10% 8%
8% 6%
2% 2%

5%
1%
= 100% of the cap

And that's 20 players, in truth the 3rd pair D and bottom 6 forwards makes even less in cap percentage so they can keep 22-23 roster players (min salary is under 1% of the cap).

 

[Natey]

3.5 for 6

Yeah, this would probably be my offer. Keeps the hit down and Evans will still be a decent player in 6 years.

 

[habdynasty]

See ya later Jake.

 

[expy]

Reasonable demand, I'd sign him.

Enough drafting and praying.

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

No interest in a 5 year or 6 year deal.

You can't be confident in management on one hand and then be scared that they won't be able to replace a 3C on the other hand....pick a side.

 

[Team_Spirit]

Agent with 2 clients goes for the home run, bold strategy.

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[Scriptor]

Even Hughes only got Dach and that isn’t working out. It’s not like we’re a destination city either. They’re going to want someone who fits in with the current age group as well. I doubt he’s getting a guy who’s 30ish. Plus, what’s he giving up? We probably want to keep any prospect we have worth a 2nd line centre (which ain’t many) and I’m not sure draft picks will do it.

I don't see why Hughes can't get a guy who is 30-ish, like a Bennett, who will be 29, for the long term as an example (I'm not saying Bennett, per se, will agree to sign with Montreal, just talking about the age and the impact such a player might have), or a Duchene as a stop-gap short term addition, who is still fast and still producing near a PPG pace, even if he will be 34 at the start of next season, or some other option that might be available, but a bit older than the actual core?

Another C, younger than the actual core average age right now, might well become ready to complement the current core as the immediate future 2C starts to dwindle.

Actually, all your players being the same age rarely happens and it becomes that much harder to keep them together.

 

[dcyhabs]

I agree. Evans is a variable you know. There are some players whose value is being in your line-up rather than being a trade chip.

I'm by no means stuck on keeping Evans and not trading him under any circumstance. But I feel like he is one of those players valuable to your team.

I don't feel that way about Armia or Dvorak. They're playing good hockey now, but I don't believe their value is as important to the line-up as Evans is.

Not sure I’d lump Armia and Dvorak together. Dvorak has been better this season but he doesn’t really have a spot next year. Armia is better than he gets credit for and is one of a few physical defensive guys.

I’d keep both Armia and Evans depending on the price. I don’t expect Armia to decline but I expect Evans to have difficulty when he loses a step. At 5 years the contract could be a problem for 3.

 

[McGees]

3 x 4 MAX....
Love you Jake but that's loco talk.

 

[Apoplectic Habs Fan]

If his role will be a 30 point 3rd line center, id see no issues

Is he that guy or the the one who has 4 points in the last 22 games

 

[EveryDay]

If he's hitting the market this summer, I'm ready to bet that Toronto will be glad to sign him at near 3.5/3.75 for 5 years.

Most used forwards on the PK this year in the NHL while always over 50% on face-off on that last few years.

Let him go and see what happen next year when we face the Leafs.

 

[ReHabs]

Agent with 2 clients goes for the home run, bold strategy.

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Man's looking to CASH IN.

 

[le_sean]

You realize you just did a 180 on that particular comparison?

I didn’t. They are comparable. They signed comparable contracts, as per you, when I thought Cizikas made less, and that particular signing was poor regardless of the quality, or lack thereof, of the player.

 

[Banjo Cat]

5 years at 4 is just too much. But I also like Evans so I don't want to vote against him.