Recent York Rangers prospect could sign and burn a 12 months
Peter Baugh: If the Recent York Rangers sign Gabe Perreault to his entry-level contract and get the sense that he’ll play within the NHL and burn a 12 months of his contract.
What could Matthew Knies be trying to get on his next contract?
James Mirtle of The Athletic: There are a few questions surrounding Toronto Maple Leafs pending RFA Matthew Knies: How much is he going to cost, and can there be a proposal sheet?
Knies will only be 23 years old next October, and he’s trending towards scoring 30 goals this season. He’s an influence forward and one in every of 4 players with 25 goals and 150 hits to this point this season.
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A listing of players who scored 25 goals but didn’t having greater than 0.8 points per game when only 21 or 22 years old – Cole Caufield, Matt Boldy, Kyle Connor, Nikolaj Ehlers, Filip Forsberg, Alexis Lafreniere, Dawson Mercer, Jake DeBrusk, JJ Peterka, Sam Reinhart, Boone Jenner and Jake Neighbors.
Not all are perfect comparables. Knies did only have 35 points and 15 goals last season.
The typical of the above comps were 4.8 years at a $5.4 million cap hit. If taking the 6.5 cap percentage, that might equate to $6.2 million next 12 months. The players who signed bridge deals averaged 2.2 years and an adjusted $4.1 million cap hit.
Tom Wilson could also be a comparable, but he didn’t rating 25 goals until the season and he’s about to show 31.
Quinton Byfield hasn’t scored 25 goals yet and should be more of a middle signed a five-year, $6.25 million cap het. Brock Boeser and Timo Meier signed three or 4 bridge deals at around 7.25 percent of the cap, which can be a $6.9 million cap hit.
Brady Tkachuk is higher up on the dimensions and he signed a seven-year deal at $8.22 million.
A bridge deal may cost within the $5-$6 million range depending on the years. If a long-term deal, Matt Boldy‘s seven-year, $7 million per could be the best comp.
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Working against Knies can be his 20 percent shooting percent likely isn’t sustainable and he advantages fiddling with Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner.
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