Seravalli: Lafreniere and Rangers working 8-year deal worth more than $8 million AAV

[Forge]

When you are the first overall pick and didn't get 40 points in a season in your first 3 years you are going to take a lot of shit...rightly so.

Or maybe our expectations shouldn't be that every 18 - 19 year old should come in and dominate? Maybe we can give them a couple of years

I am as guilty as anyone, tbh. By year 4, I was really out on Laf and thought he was a mega bust lol

 

[CraigBillington]

he sniffs the Rangers PP.

lol

 

[beowulf]

That's a biiiiiig bet.

No bigger than a lot of recent bets on massive contracts given to guys with less than 100 NHL games...

 

[SnowblindNYR]

smartly build teams assign most of the cap to the wing and goalie positions

Except they gave Fox and Mika a ton too. Mika hasn't really played up to his contract.

 

[Korpse]

I mean sure, 1 point more in 35 minutes less. I'm fine with that.

The point is more knocking people that use PP numbers like they aren't completely situational and can change drastically on variables that have nothing to do with the player.

Producing at even strength consistently is far more valuable to me.

Closer. 1 more point in 35 more minutes if you are going to use number you can at least but in a little effort to get things right.

I understand where you are coming from but do find it curious you would include empty net situations, given they are completely situational and can change drastically on variables that have nothing to do with the player. The only way to for him to have more EV points is when you include empty net situations like some sites do. Just another little inconsistency.

 

[frederixx]

I think it's a good gamble. Floor is probably a 60pts player and ceiling, who knows!
He was just a late bloomer

 

[Warden of the North]

It buys up more UFA years than many of the 8x8 contracts signed by young players recently.

Add together his bridge and the first 6 years of his new deal, and it's about 6.6M on average. So when you compare to Stutzle and others, it puts into perspective how that is significantly less.

That is not how contracts work WTF

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

The problem is Seravalli is NEVER right.

Said Marner was 95% gone he's still in Toronto.

Said Necas would be traded before game 1 of the finals, he's still in Carolina.

Said Nick Robertson would be traded even after he signed his contract, Nick Robertson is still in Toronto.

I legitimately can't remember the last time was right about anything

 

[AcerComputer]

As soon as that guy on HFBoards posted at the beginning of last season that Laff was a confirmed bust, he took off

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Lets f***ing goooo

 

[Michoulicious]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1844551099740536928

If Caufield got 7.8 2 years a go, he should get 8.5 or so.

 

[Profet]

As soon as that guy on HFBoards posted at the beginning of last season that Laff was a confirmed bust, he took off

Can someone please make a Kakko thread? Please?

 

[HFpapi]

Rangers see the writing on the wall. Laf is slowly justifying his draft position but also smart for Laf to not fly too close to the sun and walk away with 64 million in the bank.

 

[K Fleur]

I think that’ll be a bargain for the Rangers. Every game I watch him play the last 18 months he’s looked like he’s worth 10m a year.

 

[frightenedinmatenum2]

That is not how contracts work WTF

I did not suggest that they work that way.

I am trying to illustrate the trade off between RFA years and UFA years to make the point that Lafreniere signing a contract with 6 UFA years is not an apples to apples comparison to Stutzle signing a contract with only 4 UFA years.

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

I think it's a good gamble. Floor is probably a 60pts player and ceiling, who knows!
He was just a late bloomer

serious question, how can the floor be a point total he has never reached yet?

 

[frightenedinmatenum2]

If Caufield got 7.8 2 years a go, he should get 8.5 or so.

7.8 with 3 UFA years is a lot more lucrative than 8 with 6 UFA years.

That's the point people seem to be missing here.

These other 8x8 straight off ELC contracts are not apples to apples comparison with a player signing a contract that will only have 2 (arbitration eligible) RFA years in it.

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

Laff looking good hope he gets overpaid

 

[I Hate Blake Coleman]

Shesterkin could definitely get more than 8/88 if this is what they're throwing at Laf.

 

[ViD]

Not bad for a 50 point guy

And their fans complain about Igor getting $12m

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

The problem is Seravalli is NEVER right.

Said Marner was 95% gone he's still in Toronto.

Said Necas would be traded before game 1 of the finals, he's still in Carolina.

Said Nick Robertson would be traded even after he signed his contract, Nick Robertson is still in Toronto.

I legitimately can't remember the last time was right about anything

Had Bratt as his number 1, or at least top 5, trade target in the offseason before he signed a massive extension with NJ too