Article: Nikolaj Ehlers’ Could Elevate His Game Next To Kirill Kaprizov

[Kalisha Turnipseed]

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[Pewterschmidt]

…I’m listening…is this going to be bill’s addition?   I’d be ok with that. 

[IllicitFive]

I mean, upgrade over NoJo, for sure, but, we are getting excited about a guy who is 29 for a 5 year at 9mil per? So paying a 34 year old 9 mil sounds good but paying Rossi who is 23, with very similar points on a worse team than the Jets, especially when missing guys like Kap and Ek for a chunk of the season around 6 to 7 seems insane? Maybe I am missing something, I am not a Jets expert but being 6ft 172, while Rossi is only 5'9" but 182 goes against the too small argument that gets made. Yes he has speed for days but is that enough? What else does he bring?

This gets into the argument we see so often on here, where his game may be elevated by Kap, which would be great, we cast doubt over others who have done the same. I guess I am just not as excited about bringing in a small speedy forward, at 9 mil until he is 34. Let me know what I am missing here if you would be excited about this signing at that price. (I get you overpay in FA because that is the nature of the beast)

[Imyourhuckleberry]

Rather bring in Ehlers at $7.5M, but I understand that the league might have too much cap space for that to be enough this offseason.

I don't love his listed weight(172 lbs), but 95th percentile on top skating speed and 88th percentile on shot speed both sound promising.

Edited 3 hours ago by Imyourhuckleberry

[Enforceror]

I don't see Ehlers as an upgrade over Rossi. This seems like a lateral move at the very best. It's a pass for me.

Today's reports seem to be honing in on a Canucks deal. #15 pick and a player. I don't really see anyone on the Canucks roster I'd be excited about. Pettersson seems like he's on the decline and is too expensive. Boeser has only had one season where he out-scored Marco (using this years points total) and seems injury prone. I looked at their prospects and none of them are exciting. 

Sign Rossi, give him another year and we can see what we get from Yurov, Ohgren, etc. I'm thinking this is not the year to make a splash unless Billy can get creative and not chase the same ball as the other dogs.

[Dis-allowed display name]

Extend Kap. 

Extend Rossi.

Keep Yurov at wing instead of trying to make him a center.

Then I would try to move Spurgeon and sign Ehlers.

I like Spurgeon a lot, but we have a lot of up and coming defensemen.

 

 

Edited 44 minutes ago by Dis-allowed display name