Sometimes you have to swing for the fences to jump start a franchise's trajectory. Laine constitutes a classic example of assuming a calculated risk: huge upside and limited downside. As the song says: who could ask for anything more?
65-70 pts warrants a contract like that unless there is a return to a flat cap.
Agree and I’m not sure I would want to sign Laine long terme and if he only brings 60-65 pts. Prefer getting a player that will bring more on the table
If it’s 35 goals, 30 assists. This is top 6 player. His next contract will kick in at 28 years old. I mean, it always depend of the average per year he wants. But, I would sign him 5/6 years at the right pricr. At one point we need goal. Ryder wasnt the most spectacular without his shot. But at the end, he was able to do the most difficult thing to do, scoring goal, thats what we need in Laine
Don’t disagree but we won’t be able to sign all the top 6 at 7m + so we will need to make choices and Laine is the one I would sacrifice.
Nobody puts up points anymore. 65-70 is probably top 40 in the league. They would have to make every attempt to sign him. Suzuki was 33rd with 77 pts.
Generally speaking having your top-6 cost 7m each is actually a great position to be in (Assuming they are actually good). We are currently spending nearly 57m on forwards. So take out that 36m for a top-6 that averages 7m per player and you've got 21 m for your bottom 6 which is actually quite a lot, if you've done it properly and are paying your 4th line + extras an average of 1.5m then your third line can average 4.5m each which is more then enough.
Don't count Tortorella. Our team was in terrible shape in the 2020/21 season. No one coach would help us.
Portzline said only about 2020/21 season but nothing about others. And it isn't anything new because he already said it after that season. Btw, PL has good relationship with Werenski and Atkinson. Also Jenner, our captain, was not among these players who wanted PL's trade if believe Porty.
Pretty sure Waddell said MTL was the only team to be willing to take the full cap hit, maybe they were also the last team interested but also said at one point that if he would retain he would have been moved already….
You referenced my post where I was talking about 65-70. Low 60's would depend on ask and goal-assist ratio.
I rather pay my top 6 the money they need then overpay on the bottom 6. Give me anybody on the fourth line at 800k and im gonna be allright with it. As exemple, Jake Evans will probably ask for a raise. I rather let him go, thans giving 2,5 on a 4th liner.
it wasn't a segment. It was a conversation playing golf.
Why even write this? the homerism is getting out of hand.
Laine gets his best season ever! Puts 100 points and signs for 7.5 long term because man go habs go woo hoo
Wow enfin, le dieu du hockey pascal vincent nous dit la vérité, sérieux tout le quebec attendait que Mr Vincent parle , très important comme opinion , on peux dormir tranquil maintenant qu'on sais ce que le genie de hockey quebecois pascal vincent pense , merci.
Maple leafs are a bad exemple that how a team should be build. Marner, matthews, tavares numbers aav been inflated since day 1. And they had cap flat era. So they were in trouble
