cyris
On a Soma Holiday
He has 5 goals and 9 points it’s not like he is going to get a huge contract from arbitration.Don't think its a great fit for the Leafs frankly without a contract extension worked out at a reasonable number before hand. Leafs need to preserve cap space for a big offseason of decisions - his arbitration rights would complicate things.
Potential good problem to have, but not worth the acquisition cost on top of the uncertainty financially it would create for them.
I think he is a much better player than those numbers suggest but the arbitrator can only go off the information they have. And it’s really probably in both parties interest to work out a deal before it gets to that. Jeannot wouldn’t want to go into arbitration off a sub 10 goal season and the Preds or acquiring club don’t want him getting a deal that takes him right to UFA