Adrian Kempe Has No Agency Timeline For a Contract Extension However Desires It Completed Quickly
Dave Pagnotta of The Fourth Interval joined Sirius XM NHL Community Radio with Scott Laughlin and Gord Stellick on the Monday version of NHL Morning Skate. He was requested in regards to the Los Angeles Kings and Adrian Kempe, and after we might count on to see a contract extension.
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Scott Laughlin: “Dave Pagnotta with us right here within the NHL Morning Skate. Now, Dave, after we had been in Vegas a few weeks in the past for the participant media tour, North American model, we had been questioning about (Anze) Kopitar and whether or not or not this could be his final season. Certain sufficient, it’s going to be, barring one thing unexpected.
We additionally talked with Adrian Kempe, and we puzzled about his extension, or not less than at this level, Dave lacked thereof with the LA Kings. Final 12 months of contract that pays him $5.5 million, within the last 12 months of his deal. 29, on the lookout for a contract extension from the Kings, they usually’re seeking to have that candy spot come about as properly. What are you able to inform us about Kempe and the Kings and the place this ultimately might find yourself?”
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Dave Pagnotta: “Yeah, properly, they’re hopeful that it finally ends up with a full eight-year extension. That’s what they’re working in direction of. The objective continues to be to form of get one thing accomplished by the beginning of the season. Kempe instructed us, Scotty, that, as you realize, that ideally, excellent world, he desires to get this accomplished by the beginning of the season.
He doesn’t wish to put a definitive timeline, and he hasn’t up to now. There’s no set deadline, per se, however you realize, all issues equal, finest case situation, it will get accomplished by, by the seventh. By the point the puck drops on, on the brand new season. In order that’s nonetheless what they’re working in direction of.
However due to the panorama and the shift and the massive boys which can be on the market, you realize, the fellows we talked about, (Connor) McDavid, (Kirill) Kaprizov, Jack Eichel, wants a brand new deal. Kempe that we’re speaking about proper now, Kyle Connor and so forth and so forth. Nobody’s locked in simply but. And you realize that’s a little bit of an element for a few of these negotiations throughout the board.
I believe there’s been progress in Winnipeg with Connor. I believe there’s some progress right here in LA with, with Kempe. However as a result of, once more of that panorama, and of the {dollars} shifting and we needs to be getting used to, quickly sufficient, larger AAVs, larger contracts throughout the Nationwide Hockey League, Kempe, they could have thought, Okay, we wish to hover round $10 million to start out.
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Effectively, okay, a few of these negotiations are progressing throughout the board. We’re listening to among the numbers on the market. Possibly it’s nearer to 11, and also you wish to hit that proper honest market worth, not simply now, but in addition in a number of years when the contract form of wraps up.
So I believe from Kempe’s aspect of issues once more, the objective continues to be to hit a full time period, nonetheless to do it by the beginning of the season. You’re most likely trying someplace in that $10 to $11 million vary per 12 months. They usually simply have to seek out that candy spot.”
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