Confirmed with Link: Jake Evans Signs Extension 4 Years 2 85m Aav

[Treb]

Yea because that's I said. Why do some people want to create their own narrative to fit their story?

I'm saying the Evans line has zero usefullness. While a crash and bang line would.

I'm just trying to make sense of a very puzzling statement.

You could still have that line without having to downgrade Evans to Condotta. Condotta is a downgrade in every aspect except being a bit bigger and a bit more physical. We've seen him at the NHL level and he wasn't really a physical force.

You're just building a worse line just to add a smidge of inconsequential physicality.

 

[Kimota]

I'm just trying to make sense of a very puzzling statement.

You could still have that line without having to downgrade Evans to Condotta. Condotta is a downgrade in every aspect except being a bit bigger and a bit more physical. We've seen him at the NHL level and he wasn't really a physical force.

You're just building a worse line just to add a smidge of inconsequential physicality.

Condotta was fine when he was with us. In fact I wanted him to play more and we should not have send him down.

Evans cannot play crash and bang and that's what we need. We had zero response against St Louis. We were freaking abused. We need a real physical line that would help us. Evans has not helped us in a long, long, long time. It doesn't matter that Evans is a better player when HE DOES NOTHING TO HELP US!

Pitlick may be a better player than Deslaurier but every teams would pick Deslaurier first. Cause as a whole he help his team more.

 

[Treb]

Condotta was fine when he was with us. In fact I wanted him to play more and we should not have send him down.

Evans cannot play crash and bang and that's what we need. We had zero response against St Louis. We were freaking abused. We need a real physical line that would help us. Evans has not helped us in a long, long, long time. It doesn't matter that Evans is a better player when HE DOES NOTHING TO HELP US!

It's not better if your "physical line" is hemmed into their zone because they're not that good at hockey.

He was fine as the 14-16th forward, sure. You still can't be a serious NHL team having him in your top12.

If you want more physicality, just change the wingers.

 

[Kimota]

It's not better if your "physical line" is hemmed into their zone because they're not that good at hockey.

He was fine as the 14-16th forward, sure. You still can't be a serious NHL team having him in your top12.

If you want more physicality, just change the wingers.

You could definitely change the wingers.

 

[Scintillating10]

That is an insane take to have about a deal that hasn't even started yet.

How is it insane, he knows the guarantee cash coming. His game definitely fell off. He's scored two goals in over 20 games, one was empty net. His faceoff percentage has fell off. Definitely not same guy.

 

[CanadienShark]

Clearly I missed this. I'm totally good with this. He could've gotten more.

 

[Treb]

How is it insane, he knows the guarantee cash coming. His game definitely fell off. He's scored two goals in over 20 games, one was empty net. His faceoff percentage has fell off. Definitely not same guy.

Or it's a bad stretch.

 

[salbutera]

How is it insane, he knows the guarantee cash coming. His game definitely fell off. He's scored two goals in over 20 games, one was empty net. His faceoff percentage has fell off. Definitely not same guy.

Evans is emotionally drained / hit a wall

 

[Scriptor]

Everyone already regretting the extension that Evans signed?

 

[Deebs]

Everyone already regretting the extension that Evans signed?

I guess only if they thought he was something more than what he's shown over his entire career beside a few hot streaks here and there. An excellent #4C who excels on the PK at $2.8M is terrific value.

 

[Pat Riot]

Could Evans be somehow a little bit disgruntled after signing is contract? If he thinks he left many millions on the table.

Good on Hughes for standing his ground on the contract negotiation. At 2,8 M per year , he can be traded if a youngster is ready to take his spot

 

[WeThreeKings]

Everyone already regretting the extension that Evans signed?

No, because even at his worst, he's more than worth the deal he signed.

 

[Victoire HuGo]

Could Evans be somehow a little bit disgruntled after signing is contract? If he thinks he left many millions on the table.

Good on Hughes for standing his ground on the contract negotiation. At 2,8 M per year , he can be traded if a youngster is ready to take his spot

Why would he sign if that's the case?

 

[Scriptor]

I guess only if they thought he was something more than what he's shown over his entire career beside a few hot streaks here and there. An excellent #4C who excels on the PK at $2.8M is terrific value.

I think it is good value for a defensive 4th C as well, but don't expect too much from Evans.

 

[Deebs]

I think it is good value for a defensive 4th C as well, but don't expect too much from Evans.

I expect him to be excellent defensively, that's his role on the team.

 

[morhilane]

Could Evans be somehow a little bit disgruntled after signing is contract? If he thinks he left many millions on the table.

Good on Hughes for standing his ground on the contract negotiation. At 2,8 M per year , he can be traded if a youngster is ready to take his spot

Evans wasn't forced to sign the deal, he signed it because he didn't want to be traded.

What we are seeing is just "normal Evans".

 

[Pat Riot]

Why would he sign if that's the case?

Maybe he experiencing a little bit the buyers remorse

 

[The Real Timo]

Maybe he experiencing a little bit the buyers remorse

He can still be moved, no? And remorse somewhere else.

 

[Victoire HuGo]

Only in Montreal can you have people trash a player on sitting in his laurels when the player took a hometown discount

 

[26Mats]

Could Evans be somehow a little bit disgruntled after signing is contract? If he thinks he left many millions on the table.

Good on Hughes for standing his ground on the contract negotiation. At 2,8 M per year , he can be traded if a youngster is ready to take his spot

imo, he's playing with two thirds of a line right now. Hard to look good in that scenario.

I'm really worried about Armia doing long term damage to his wrist because of playing through it injured. Don't be surprised if we hear in a couple of years that Armia has to retire early because of chronic wrist issues.

 

[JianYang]

Everyone already regretting the extension that Evans signed?

At that price, it's hard to have regrets. I'm notnsure if he's battling through something but Evans, armia, and heineman are definitely not what they were earlier in the year.

 

[GrandBison]

At that price, it's hard to have regrets. I'm notnsure if he's battling through something but Evans, armia, and heineman are definitely not what they were earlier in the year.

Losing Armia as a shooting option is not helping him for sure.

 

[vokiel]

How is it insane, he knows the guarantee cash coming. His game definitely fell off. He's scored two goals in over 20 games, one was empty net. His faceoff percentage has fell off. Definitely not same guy.

Guaranteed at 2/3rd if you count buyouts, plus he doesn't have any NMC or NTC.

Not the best advice followed for him...

 

[Leon Lucius Black]

How is it insane, he knows the guarantee cash coming. His game definitely fell off. He's scored two goals in over 20 games, one was empty net. His faceoff percentage has fell off. Definitely not same guy.

His faceoff % has increased.. not fallen off.

 

[JianYang]

Losing Armia as a shooting option is not helping him for sure.

Heineman is also a shell since coming back from the car injury.