Confirmed Signing with Link: [WPG] Jets re-sign Mark Scheifele - (8 years, $6.125M AAV)

[Tommy]

Had a big season, deal is warranted.

 

[Master Scheif]

Beautiful. Was hoping for 8 x 6.25 so I'm very pleased.

 

[mondo3]

This was pretty much the term and amount expected/predicted by many of the Jets fans. The Trouba signing will be the more contentious one.

 

[CorgisPer60]

They better hope he is as good as they think he is. Seems like a lot of money

http://jetsnation.ca/2016/7/8/winnipeg-jets-sign-mark-scheifele-to

Going rate for 1st line centers.

 

[Street Hawk]

Bit surprised that the aav isn't higher.

Saad, Forsberg, and Barkov all signed 6 year deal for $6 million per. Figured he would get closer to $6.5 by giving up 2 additional UFA years.

 

[Polar Vortex]

Perfect contract!!

 

[Zirakzigil]

Pretty solid contract

 

[Nordic*]

Now trade him to Ottawa for Zibanejad.

Thanks.

 

[larmex99]

awful lol

Yeah, it is no Clarkson deal......

 

[Go Wings]

I remember when everyone questioned the pick at the draft...well no one is questioning it now. Good signing for a good player.

 

[luiginb]

Outstanding. As a Jets fan super pumped locking up Scheif for 8 years.

The scary thing about Scheifele is that he's already a big, complete player, and he's only 23! This is a great contract for the Jets.

 

[KingBogo]

Bit surprised that the aav isn't higher.

Saad, Forsberg, and Barkov all signed 6 year deal for $6 million per. Figured he would get closer to $6.5 by giving up 2 additional UFA years.

I think Scheifele is the kind of kid that is telling his agent, that's good let's sign.

 

[Todd1a]

I don't like the deal really has had only one good season

 

[Tripod]

Well there goes my hopes of getting Galchenyuk signed for under 6.

Why???

Most deals hover right around the 1 million = 10 points in order to be good deals. Galchenyuk just had 56 points in 82 games...so 5.6 is fair. But if they think he will be a 60 points guy, then yeah, expect around 6.

Scheifele just had 61 in 71 games....so a 70 point pace. Him getting 6.125 is good even if he drops down to the 61 point pace.

Good deal for the Jets and security for Scheifele. Win/win.

 

[GoBoGo53]

Awesome deal for the Jets.

 

[JetsWillFly4Ever]

This is a great deal, there is no way you can even argue its a bad deal.

 

[howkie]

A great deal, 8 year for 6 mil, he is go be an first line player for a long time in Jets.

 

[Gotmilt*]

I don't like the deal really has had only one good season

have you ever seen scheif actually play? 23 years old and without a doubt a #1 centreman. STEAL for the Jets

 

[mikee]

Nice to see a measured, logical take in a sea of steals and overpayments.

The contract makes a ton of sense for both Scheifele and the Jets the day it was signed. That's all you can ask.

We've seen better players fail to live up to contracts than this. We've seen worse players exceed deals like these.

Winnipeg is always going to have difficulty drawing in talent from outside the org, and will occasionally have difficulty retaining their own talent. When they have a good young player willing to commit to them long term, especially when the organizational talent as a whole is on the upswing, they have to be willing to role the dice. They got the ball rollign with Byfuglien. Now with Schief providing stability up front going forward it should make the team more attractive down the road for when Ehlers and others are up for new deals.

 

[howkie]

I don't like the deal really has had only one good season

No, he actully got some decente players to play with instead of draging around black hole Stafford, that is why he exploded.

If they keep Scheif Ehlers and Wheeler togheter this year, I expect him to be closer to 70 points. He and Laine in PP will be lethal

 

[Boumsalot]

will pay off in the 2nd half of the contract

 

[JT Kreider]

Posted this in the other thread but thought it was funny how everyone called him a huge reach when the Jets took him over Couts and Hamilton.

And now he's the best player taken in that entire first round.

 

[OriginJM]

second half of the contract could be a steal

 

[OriginJM]

Posted this in the other thread but thought it was funny how everyone called him a huge reach when the Jets took him over Couts and Hamilton.

And now he's the best player taken in that entire first round.

pump the brakes there buddy, i wouldn't go that far

 

[Mad Brills*]

I'd be over the moon if Matthews gets this contract in 2019, assuming he does similar to how Mark has.

Great deal for the jets!