Mo/Ray/Ras Contract Watch

[Akakabuto 1,842]

31 minutes ago, bIueadams said:

Bigger sticks

Replace the puck with a ball in the same size

[bIueadams 776]

21 minutes ago, Akakabuto said:

Replace the puck with a ball in the same size

And put a squeaker in the ball so my dog will watch with me

[town123 233]

2 hours ago, Akakabuto said:

Shorten the season to about 60 games and cut rosters by 3-5 players and NHL hockey would be a better product. 

And lose 4 teams.

[Akakabuto 1,842]

21 minutes ago, bIueadams said:

And put a squeaker in the ball so my dog will watch with me

Facemasks should cover the goalies eyes and nothing else

[bIueadams 776]

9 minutes ago, Akakabuto said:

Facemasks should cover the goalies eyes and nothing else

Goalie goals count as 10 goals. You can deploy both goalies but only in full gear and have to remove a skater.

[Jonas Mahonas 1,872]

Power just got 8.35 mil for 7 years.  I'd be happy with 9x8 for Mo.

[The 91 of Ryans 3,019]

We can give Seider some of the money Raymond won't get when he tops out at 49 PTS this year. 

[mackel 763]

2 minutes ago, The 91 of Ryans said:

We can give Seider some of the money Raymond won't get when he tops out at 49 PTS this year. 

If Ray doesn't breakout this year it's a 2 year 3 mil per bridge deal...  MAX

[The 91 of Ryans 3,019]

Just now, mackel said:

If Ray doesn't breakout this year it's a 2 year 3 mil per bridge deal...  MAX

Yes. But hopefully by the end of it we're talking closer to the Zegras 3 x 5.75M

[mackel 763]

16 hours ago, The 91 of Ryans said:

Yes. But hopefully by the end of it we're talking closer to the Zegras 3 x 5.75M

He's got a lot to accomplish this year to make that happen. 

[kipwinger 8,756]

I think it's important not to get too carried away with expectations for very young players. The fact that Raymond made the team at 19 and scored like he did is insanely uncommon (league wide). Players do a lot of growing in their early twenties. Look at Rasmussen breaking out at 24 years old. Look at guys like Nyquist, Tatar, Franzen, Datsyuk, Zetterberg, and Kronwall not even making the team until they were the age Seider is right now (or older). Patience with development is almost always a virtue, which tends to be balanced out by the practical necessity to improve the team, sell tickets, etc.

Expecting Raymond to take steps forward is fair. Expecting him to be a 70(ish) point player with Compher as a center, Fabbri as his other winger, and 2nd powerplay unit time is probably not. He clearly has the tools to get there (57 pts as a 19 year old has me confident), but I don't think this is some make or break year in terms of what Lucas Raymond is going to be. He needs to play correctly, continue to develop his body, and he'll get there when it matters.

[Jonas Mahonas 1,872]

2 hours ago, kipwinger said:

I think it's important not to get too carried away with expectations for very young players. The fact that Raymond made the team at 19 and scored like he did is insanely uncommon (league wide). Players do a lot of growing in their early twenties. Look at Rasmussen breaking out at 24 years old. Look at guys like Nyquist, Tatar, Franzen, Datsyuk, Zetterberg, and Kronwall not even making the team until they were the age Seider is right now (or older). Patience with development is almost always a virtue, which tends to be balanced out by the practical necessity to improve the team, sell tickets, etc.

Expecting Raymond to take steps forward is fair. Expecting him to be a 70(ish) point player with Compher as a center, Fabbri as his other winger, and 2nd powerplay unit time is probably not. He clearly has the tools to get there (57 pts as a 19 year old has me confident), but I don't think this is some make or break year in terms of what Lucas Raymond is going to be. He needs to play correctly, continue to develop his body, and he'll get there when it matters.

good post