Value of: Jake Evans

[bleuetbio]

3.5M is the max you should allow to this kind of player. You already should think about Hutson, Demidov, Reinbacher (or Reinbacher replacement) long term money. Dont give too much biscuits to the bottom 6.

 

[Habs Halifax]

80% D zone starts and quite often getting faceoffs against the other teams best lines. Some fans just don't understand usage and evaluate on points only. I don't think he is worth $4M+ AAV but he's certainly not just some average bottom 6F either. There is middle ground here with Evans.

I remember both Habs fans and other fans jumping on Danault's back about his value years ago. Comments like Gallagher is carrying him . Danault was used 80% in the D zone for the Habs magical cup run but most other sample sizes were around 60%. Evans has been around 80% D zone starts for quite some time. That is very high

The other layer is he has been bounced around with our shitty depth and injuries over the years. He was playing with trash and this season, MSL has provided some stability and you can see the results with guys like Anderson, Armia, and Evans. We did it to Lehkonen as well.

 

[Bring Bak Damphousse]

more like 3M-4M, 3M for long term contract, 4M for a shorter term

i'll predict something like 3.5M for 6 years

I’d be ok giving him a longer contract to keep the salary down. I think Pierre Mcguire said something like 7 years, around 2.75 per? I’d be fine with that.

 

[Habs Halifax]

I’d be ok giving him a longer contract to keep the salary down. I think Pierre Mcguire said something like 7 years, around 2.75 per? I’d be fine with that.

I hope PM is right but if that was the case, I think the deal would be announced by now. That’s a very manageable cap. 7 years takes him to what? 35?

 

[BKarchitect]

Wouldn’t Habs fans rather go higher AAV for 2-3 years? Get the last prime years of his career and can afford a higher hit and then just have Evans and his contract drop off entirely when you start having to pay the bill on the next wave.

I’d think 2x$4 hits the sweet spot. Maybe even a touch above like $4.25 if you have to, even if the AAV seems too high. Keep a culture guy through his age 30 season as you ramp up the rebuild. And low years and higher AAV is still easily tradeable in the next year or two because you can retain more easily with less years which keeps your options open.

And if you are Evans, maybe you can be convinced to go short term because you’ll get a higher salary and if you keep playing well, you can dip back in to the market with a rising cap before you seem way too old.

 

[TT1]

Wouldn’t Habs fans rather go higher AAV for 2-3 years? Get the last prime years of his career and can afford a higher hit and then just have Evans and his contract drop off entirely when you start having to pay the bill on the next wave.

I’d think 2x$4 hits the sweet spot. Maybe even a touch above like $4.25 if you have to, even if the AAV seems too high. Keep a culture guy through his age 30 season as you ramp up the rebuild. And low years and higher AAV is still easily tradeable in the next year or two because you can retain more easily with less years which keeps your options open.

And if you are Evans, maybe you can be convinced to go short term because you’ll get a higher salary and if you keep playing well, you can dip back in to the market with a rising cap before you seem way too old.

no, longer term for less money for Evans makes the most sense (5 years is the sweet spot)

his game is all IQ, that ages well, he's a durable player too

 

[FerrisRox]

Usually a bottom 6 or bottom pairing skater makes for a fairly useless TDL acquisition but Evans I feel different about. He can PK and he can be a we blanket over an opponent's 2nd line.

Of all the Habs rentals that they've auctioned off over these last couple years him and Lehkonen to me are the most worthy of a top 60 draft pick.

You don't think Sean Monahan was worthy of a top-60 draft pick?

Or Tyler Toffoli?