Re-Sign One: Kreider/Strome/Fast

[Leetch3]

Budgeting $10M for Kakko is surely a stretch, but assuming he won't improve by the end of his ELC and earn a decent to large payday at the end of his ELC is equally foolish.

Here's a "random" list of forwards, how many points they scored in their rookie season, how much money they earned after their ELC, and what the estimated "Kakko-equivalent" will be with an $88.2M salary cap for the 2022-2023 season (using the CAGR of the cap over the last 5 seasons).

Player	Rookie Points	Contract after ELC	Salary Cap @ Signing	Current Cap Equivalent	Est. Kakko Equivalent
Rantanen	38	$9.3	$81.5	$9.3	$10.0
Ehlers	38	$6.0	$79.5	$6.2	$6.7
Drouin	32	$5.5	$75.0	$5.5	$6.5
Konecny	28	$5.5	$81.5	$5.5	$6.0
Meier	6	$6.0	$81.5	$6.0	$6.5
Kyle Connor	5	$7.1	$81.5	$7.1	$7.7

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

If I were a betting man I'd gamble that Kakko's post ELC contract comes in between $7-8M in 2022.

the rookie year really doesn't tell you much of anything, its where they are at the end of the ELC. rantanen's contract slid so in his draft+4 year when his contract ended he was already a point a game player...

mackinnon had 63/38/52 points and then signed for 7 years $6.3 mil per...barkov had 24/36/59 and then signed for 7 years $5.9 mil per

so really considering that we aren't going to win in the next 2-3 years anyway its actually to our benefit if these kids take a couple years to put it all together and become stars cause that means you can lock them up long term on cheap deals.

 

[Baby Punisher]

I went with Strome. He has found his game and works well with everyone he is placed with.

 

[NYSPORTS]

I went with Strome. He has found his game and works well with everyone he is placed with.

strange timing as he played one of the worst games he could have played.

 

[NYRangers0723]

I went with Strome. He has found his game and works well with everyone he is placed with

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not really. When he is seperated from Panarin he doesn’t do much. Even with Panarin he hasn’t done much lately

 

[haveandare]

Strome is going to be seriously overpaid, hopefully by somebody else. He’s not on the same level as Kreider as an overall player or leader by a long shot.

 

[NYRangers0723]

Strome is going to be seriously overpaid, hopefully by somebody else. He’s not on the same level as Kreider as an overall player or leader by a long shot.

Exactly. I like Strome and that trade was very good BUT he is a classic example of a player that benefits playing with a star player. A lot of his goals have come from Panarin drawing multiple defenders to him and giving Strome a picture perfect pass in front of the net. Now Strome does a lot of good things but that is the truth

 

[Blueblood2]

Exactly. I like Strome and that trade was very good BUT he is a classic example of a player that benefits playing with a star player. A lot of his goals have come from Panarin drawing multiple defenders to him and giving Strome a picture perfect pass in front of the net. Now Strome does a lot of good things but that is the truth

Strome reminds me of Namestikov on TB but with slightly more ability.

 

[True Blue]

Exactly. I like Strome and that trade was very good BUT he is a classic example of a player that benefits playing with a star player. A lot of his goals have come from Panarin drawing multiple defenders to him and giving Strome a picture perfect pass in front of the net. Now Strome does a lot of good things but that is the truth

Have you noticed where Strome ranks in primary assists and how many assists he is on pace for?

When he is seperated from Panarin he doesn’t do much

He was doing fine without Panarin last year.

 

[CasusBelli]

Read on Blue Line Station that the Bruins are salivating over CK. Wouldn’t mind leasing him to them and resigning him over the offseason. Really don’t want to face him on the ice. Careful Igor and Hank!

 

[Edge]

Exactly. I like Strome and that trade was very good BUT he is a classic example of a player that benefits playing with a star player. A lot of his goals have come from Panarin drawing multiple defenders to him and giving Strome a picture perfect pass in front of the net. Now Strome does a lot of good things but that is the truth

I get that Strome benefits from playing with Panarin, but posting a 70 point pace isn’t anything to sneeze at.

Kreider plays his best hockey playing with Zibanejad, arguably a star in his own right, and he’s a better player than Strome by a wide margin, but even he’s not posting a 70 point pace in that role.

We’ve had many guys over the years see their numbers inflated by playing with superior talents, hell we have several former players who have done/are doing so with other teams. So it’s not like the concept should be too surprising. It happens.

But for some reason, there’s always a weird asterisk when Strome is that subject of that benefit.