Player Discussion The Slaf Thread - Parabolic Growth Edition

[Frank Drebin]

You’re ignoring the UFA age

Are we really talking about 10 years from now?

 

[Kobe Armstrong]

Are we really talking about 10 years from now?

Isn't that what the whole rebuild is about?

 

[Frank Drebin]

Isn't that what the whole rebuild is about?

No. guessing about a third contract a decade from now is not what the rebuild is about

 

[Kobe Armstrong]

No. guessing about a third contract a decade from now is not what the rebuild is about

I'm just saying it's better for a player to start their 8x8 contract when they are 24 not 21, get it?

 

[Frank Drebin]

I'm just saying it's better for a player to start their 8x8 contract when they are 24 not 21, get it?

The bridge contract logic doesn't make sense to me.

If we bridge him and hes awesome 3 years from now, we could realistically be paying him 4-5m or more a season from his age 24-29 years, when ideally we're supposed to competing for the cup. Think Nylander money, who signed for 13% of the cap. 3 years from now cap will be 100m+. If hes a superstar at 29 then we sign him to an 8 year deal in 2033 or whatever year that is.

If we bridge him and hes not awesome we likely overpay him for those 5 years in the 1-3 million range, but its not really going to matter because if our 1oa busts, we're not competing for anything anyway. And if he's mediocre who cares if we lose control of him at age 29.

 

[LaP]

This probably won't go over well but its time Slaf played 10 games in Laval. Play that lazy guy 24+ min a game. Give him so much ice time he pukes all over himself. That is the fix. Stop treating him like he is something special. He needs to be brought down a peg and honestly some humble pie will be good in the long run. Patches was in same situation as Slaf when we first came up. The problem is the current management doesn't have the ability to do the right thing. Kid need to learn to skate with his head up and not toe pic every 6 strides. That type of confidence can only happen in Laval. Most of the time you see him he is standing still or making one hand lazy plays.

There really is no point for him to play in Laval. When is the last time a team sent a 1st overall pick in the AHL after two full year in the NHL? People need to stop with the cooking thing. It's hockey not Hell's Kitchen. He's 20 years old there's nothing special about a 20 years old struggling at time and having bad sequences. That doesn't mean he will develop but he wont develop more in the AHL.

 

[WinterLion]

I like having him play with Gallagher

 

[LaP]

The bridge contract logic doesn't make sense to me.

If we bridge him and hes awesome 3 years from now, we could realistically be paying him 4-5m or more a season from his age 24-29 years, when ideally we're supposed to competing for the cup. Think Nylander money, who signed for 13% of the cap. 3 years from now cap will be 100m+. If hes a superstar at 29 then we sign him to an 8 year deal in 2033 or whatever year that is.

If we bridge him and hes not awesome we likely overpay him for those 5 years in the 1-3 million range, but its not really going to matter because if our 1oa busts, we're not competing for anything anyway. And if he's mediocre who cares if we lose control of him at age 29.

If he's mediocre he'll be traded before reaching 29. 5 years in his contract we will easily find a rebuilding taker to take a chance on a 25 years old 1st overall pick with size in exchange for future consideration even if he's paid 7 millions a year. At that point there will be 3 years left to his deal and rebuilding teams often have trouble reaching the floor with all their ELC contracts. So reaching the floor by taking a chance on a 25 years old Slaf makes sense. I mean we took a chance on a 25 years old mediocre Anderson even if he was going to be paid 5.5 millions a year for 5 years. 5 years from now the 7 millions Slaf is making will be about equivalent to the 5.5 millions Anderson was paid when we got him. The contract will not be an issue it's not high enough and most GMs dream of big wingers every nights.