I'd say COL signing Nichushkin for 8 years at $6.125M (1 more year and just over two times the AAV as Engvall, with both at 27 years old when signed) is sort of analogous. COL backed up the truck based on 1 season (and especially the 20 playoff games).
$6.125M > $3M.
Your missing the hookers and blow bonus.
This is correct. Not a popular opinion, but I think Engvall will be one of the better signings Lou has made. He typically doesn't like 'unknown' players. He is heavy handed in trading for older brand names and paying them for past performance. Lou paying for future performance is a welcome change.
You also have to remember that his statistics in Toronto were amazing for a third liner with David Kampf. Seriously, the work he does for shooting is insane. He's an analytical darling and you can see it on the ice. If he becomes Nichushkin tier, then we have a really good steal, but that is lofty.
I’m with you on this. I really like what I saw out of Engvall. He has 32 goals his last 2 years, including some short handed goals due to his speed. And he seems to be improving every year. 15 goals 2 years ago, 17 last year, if he gets you 15-20 goals a year for the next 7 years, he’s well worth the contract.
I don't believe he's a dime a dozen player. His size/speed combination is very rare. Also, he is pretty damn good in transition and puck retrieval in the offensive zone. He has been a 35 pt player playing a very limited role. I think he has Chandler Stephenson like potential - a late bloomer who just needed more opportunity.
I think these flashes are what the Islanders are hoping he can bring more consistently...
At $3 per, you can figure something out in years 5-7, I'm sure. It's long, but it's not some insurmountable prison that will destroy the integrity of the team for the foreseeable future.
Like Jonathan Drouin!
3 years ago we were two 3rd line 15 goal scoring wingers from being Cup winners
Well this one’s too easy.
Wasn’t a post to hang or defend Snow it was about poster’s being livid over signing an unproven defender to a stupid 5 year deal. Seems like the distaste for this EngvalL deal echoes the same negativity.
No, the roster must have annual openings in case a ‘once in a blue moon’ Carter Verhaeghe is available to sign.
There is a lot more risk associated with signing a player longterm for 7.5% of the current cap limit than for 3.6% of it, though. And Lou was still able to dump the last two years of Ladd's contract during a flat cap.
Not sure what everyone sees in Engvall, if he is someone you’re penciling in to be on the second line then your a team that is probably not making the playoffs.
