League News: NHL Talk - (News n' Scores n' Stuff) | 2024-25 Summer Edition

[stephenball]

Fair or not, players with premier draft positions will generally get a big edge in contract negotiations while they’re young. If Laf and CMM had identical stats then Laf would get considerably more money, because you’re also paying for potential.

I think this is going to be a really good deal for the Rangers. Laf took a bit to develop (the Rangers aren’t great at developing these players), but he is looking very much like the player he was touted to be, especially in the playoffs last year. While wish nothing but bad for the Rangers, I think this is going to work out really well for them.

 

[twabby]

Didn’t you want to rush to give Sandin like 6Mx8 before the start of last season? Where’s this new found caution coming from?

Yeah that certainly isn't a take that is aging well. The idea with Sandin was to lock him up for the entirety of his 20s when (I thought) he was looking like a first pairing guy based on his play in Toronto. Obviously that is not playing out as I hoped.

The caution is coming from an asset management perspective and maximizing the team's chance at winning another Cup, not so much that the next Chychrun contract is necessarily going to become an anchor around their necks. He's a good player, and there's certainly a case to sign him long term especially if he continues to fit in this season.

I just don't think it's a slam dunk, especially after 6 games. I'm just saying let's see where the team is at closer to the TDL. If the team falls off, or Chychrun's play falls off, then it'd be wise to evaluate his long term future in DC.

I think @twabby is better than that….

That makes one of us!

 

[Ridley Simon]

15-20 to go I reckon.

Yea. You are trapped. I hate what I do, but at 55? 10yr at best.

We should only be so lucky.

Yeah. At him being as good as LaFfy. Not at the 7.5m

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Yea. You are trapped. I hate what I do, but at 55? 10yr at best.


Yeah. At him being as good as LaFfy. Not at the 7.5m

I’m just sayin, we would be lucky if he puts up big enough numbers to justify a big cap hit.

 

[qc14]

I think this is going to be a really good deal for the Rangers. Laf took a bit to develop (the Rangers aren’t great at developing these players), but he is looking very much like the player he was touted to be, especially in the playoffs last year. While wish nothing but bad for the Rangers, I think this is going to work out really well for them.

Seems like a pretty fair deal to me. Laf has been good but is he good enough to be the driver of a first or second line? And while the "he does it without PP points" does make sense that becomes a bit chicken-or-egg for me where maybe he's not good enough to be on a PP1.

Everyone always thinks they're getting the Jack Hughes deal when they go long on young players early -- there's a lot more though that end up just being completely fine, and definitely some that turn out poorly for the team.