Confirmed with Link: Travis Konecny Signs Eight Year Extension ($8.75M AAV w/ Six Years of NMC and 2 Years of M-NTC)

[Rebels57]

 

[trostol]

yes but having more draft picks(even if they use them improperly) and more guys that are in line with the supposed timetable is not a bad thing to have..you can use the draft picks/prospects to move around for a chance to get a young guy you might like more in line with said timetable

 

[Rebels57]

There's no defending this. They just proved they have no plan.

 

[volnoir]

When does he become the scapegoat?

When he gets traded with a 1st rounder to get off our books.

 

[Appleyard]

So they basically copied the Reinhart deal but gave TK an extra $125k a year... sheesh. That aint marginal gains is it...

 

[volnoir]

Man, Briere has to be one of the 5 worst GMs in the league

Conroy in Calgary is doing what many here hoped Briere would do with the Flyers.

 

[BiggE]

There's no defending this. They just proved they have no plan.

They have a plan, but it’s a stupid plan.

 

[blackjackmulligan]

What would we have gotten if we traded TK before this season.
Probably a late 1st, a "B+" prospect/2nd rd pick and another asset.
That's pretty much the going rate for a 1st line but not elite forward.
ROR for example got a 1st, 2nd and Thompson, who at the time was considered B+.

We already have (3) 1sts and (3) 2nds in next year's draft.

Extending TK really means they've written off free agency (and look at this year's crop, almost all 30 or older - teams are extending their own players more often with a rising cap).

No it does not in any way. What you get by trading him is flexibility and not an anchor contract in 4/5 years.

You love the Flyers amateur and pro scouts so those assets you mentioned would be good, no? surely they can find a diamond in the rough or an under valued asset don't you think? Or you then use those assets to I dont know maybe acquire an NHL caliber player? Many options and the Flyers willingly picked the worst one.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Maybe they should stop taping into the well of guys who came up under the previous regimes that also showed they cannot put together successful teams in the salary cap era. I don’t know just a crazy thought I guess.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

What would we have gotten if we traded TK before this season.
Probably a late 1st, a "B+" prospect/2nd rd pick and another asset.
That's pretty much the going rate for a 1st line but not elite forward.
ROR for example got a 1st, 2nd and Thompson, who at the time was considered B+.

We already have (3) 1sts and (3) 2nds in next year's draft.

Extending TK really means they've written off free agency (and look at this year's crop, almost all 30 or older - teams are extending their own players more often with a rising cap).

Those assets can be used for other things than just simply making a selection and flexible cap space could prove vital to that path. I know that you know that. There's more than one path forward. Everything matters, just like it always has.

But hey, i'm sure the Flyers know what they're doing.

 

[DancingPanther]

Ah yes, the almost 8x9mil extension for the guy they should have traded 2 seasons ago.

Directionless, clueless, hubris, buttkiss

 

[Bigkarl]

Those assets can be used for other things than just simply making a selection and flexible cap space could prove vital to that path. I know that you know that. There's more than one path forward. Everything matters, just like it always has.

But hey, i'm sure the Flyers know what they're doing.

Are you forgetting about the "No more than 3 1st round draft picks in any given year" rule?

 

[Appleyard]

Yeh, I mean, the NMC years really seal it as an overpay.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Yeh, I mean, the NMC years really seal it as an overpay.

At this point, the Flyers probably view giving a player a NMC a benefit for organization. It means they’re loyal to the crest. Nothing matters more than that.

God forbid a player ever exercises it though. Then you’re shunned for ever.

 

[TCTC]

Not a good deal for the Flyers

Not a bad deal either. Sure, could've traded him, but we knew that was unlikely, so I'm solely focusing on the numbers here. He's not in the franchise player tier, but he's the best player on the team, so you have to pay him as such.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Not a bad deal either. Sure, could've traded him, but we knew that was unlikely, so I'm solely focusing on the numbers here. He's not in the franchise player tier, but he's the best player on the team, so you have to pay him as such.

Why?

 

[Kelmitchell2]

What a rebuild that was huh boys? Ehat a dumpster fire organization this is. I love tk, but he would have helped us much more with the package we could have gotten for him, 8.75 was where I thought they'd settle at tbh, but uh this isn't good, we better hope that michkov can turn into Crosby or this is going to get ugly fast l, and we will be talking about this moment in another decade after it's been 20+ years of misery

 

[TCTC]

Why?

Because these players aren't stupid or have agents.

 

[The Last Red]

Not a bad deal either. Sure, could've traded him, but we knew that was unlikely, so I'm solely focusing on the numbers here. He's not in the franchise player tier, but he's the best player on the team, so you have to pay him as such.

And? The team isn't good and won't be for years, if at all, under Briere. The contract without any context is fair . . . but we have a context here.

 

[tictactoe]

overpaid for him... imo

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Because these players aren't stupid or have agents.

Then you trade him.

You don't HAVE to pay him some random extra money because "he's the best player." Doing so is how a player like Konecny stays your best player.

 

[TCTC]

So? The team's not good. By default, every team has a "best" player.

Oh now he's not that good anymore? People have been saying for years how he's been held back by a bad team and deserves better.

 

[kudymen]

When he gets traded with a 1st rounder to get off our books.

More like when he refuses to give up on his NMCs what an org

 

[TCTC]

Then you trade him.

You don't HAVE to pay him some random extra money because "he's the best player." Doing so is how a player like Konecny stays your best player.

What random extra money? The cap has been rising. That's what players like him are worth these days.

 

[Larry44]

Man, Briere has to be one of the 5 worst GMs in the league

Certainly that appears to be his goal.