Confirmed with Link: Kirill Marchenko signs 3 year, 3.85M AAV

[S1N4TR4]

Another low risk/high return deal by Waddell. I'm not sold on Marchenko like many others are but this seems like about as low as the CBJ could go to get something done.

Sillinger should be child's play for the front office now. 3rd line centers need not rock the boat.

me personally, i’m way way way more sold on marchy than KJ

 

[Cyclones Rock]

me personally, i’m way way way more sold on marchy than KJ

I"m sold on Marchenko as a 20 goals scorer in the NHL. I'm just not sold on him going to the next level.

KJ has a lot to prove to justify his 5 overall draft choice.

 

[JacketFanInFL]

Good to have a savvy negotiator who's not afraid to let someone else blink first.

 

[NotWendell]

Fantilli is the only prospect we have that I am reasonably confident will be a top player in this league. We have a lot of "could be" stars though.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

I think Marchenko’s floor is a 3rd line scoring winger who can give you 20+ goals. His upside is a first liner who can give you 30+. That’s pretty solid.

 

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[NotCommitted]

Seems like a good deal. I'm not sure how much more upside Marchenko has, he's 24 so while that's not old, he's not really going to gain anything by default from just becoming a man. But it wouldn't be unusual (especially for an euro guy) to take a significant step in their mid-20s. Also last years team was not easy to put up numbers in, so his statline would probably get a decent boost just from the team becoming better even if Marchenko stayed exactly the same himself.

I mean Gaudreau was a 60 point guy with the 23-24 Jackets... and while some of that was just him not playing his best hockey and especially failing to convert chances, it was his worst season ever in terms of points/82 and he was still the best forward in the team by P/GP by some margin. It would've been interesting to see Laine play a meaningful amount of games to get some context, but I don't think he would've been P/GP in that team even if he was playing really well. I think it was just a really tough environment to score a lot of points in.