Daily Faceoff video: Frank Seravalli and Tyler Yaremchuk on Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Seth Jones, who has 5 years left on his contract at $9.5 million. He could not price a lot to accumulate given his contract, however when you paid a better value, would the Blackhawks be keen to retain slightly wage?
** NHLrumors.com transcription
Yaremchuk: “So let’s dig into a few the attention-grabbing names in your new board. And as I went by means of, it’s like, okay, (Brock) Nelson, nonetheless on the prime. There’s (Brandon) Tanev and (Rasmus) Ristolainen and I’m scrolling, looking. Whoa. Seth Jones at quantity eight in your record, Frank. 5 extra years at $9.5 million.
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Your self and Craig Button this morning on a brand new version of DFO rundown, talked about how you understand perhaps some price certainty when it comes to the cap and realizing how a lot it’s going up in every of the following few seasons. Possibly that adjustments Seth Jones worth on the commerce market.”
Seravalli: “I believe it’s important to take into account it for certain. No, I believe that if you take a look at Seth Jones deal, 9 and a half million bucks, the notion of that deal adjustments, if three years from now, we’re speaking about $113.5 million.
Like he’s a he’s a very good defenseman, however he’s an overpaid defenseman proper now. Proper now. He additionally has been put ready the place he’s been enjoying 25 minutes and 18 seconds an evening in 4 years for the Blackhawks. He’s, doesn’t have any assist. He’s requested to do approach an excessive amount of, and, oh, by the way in which, he has nothing to play for. The Blackhawks season has been over by the point you get to the top of coaching camp. That’s actually robust for anybody in a aggressive surroundings.
So I do assume that the Blackhawks are open to being artistic and to try to work out an answer right here. I believe one actually attention-grabbing match for me was the Dallas Stars, which I believe is off the desk now, after making the commerce over the weekend and looking out ahead to getting Brian Rae’s ideas in a single minute.
However I believe if you take a look at Seth Jones now within the cap going up, when you’re a crew available in the market for a right-shot defenseman that might put up some factors. That’s such an easy and environment friendly skater that’s going to age rather well on the age curve chart. I believe Seth Jones is somebody that you simply’d must take a protracted take a look at.”
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Yaremchuk: “24 factors in 35 video games enjoying on that Blackhawks crew continues to be fairly spectacular. Not 9 and a half million spectacular. Once more, I may see a crew going all proper in a few years that’s actually solely like 8% of the cap. And if we will discover one thing there, you’re not gonna have to surrender so much to get them, proper?”
Seravalli: “Yeah. Effectively, right here’s the factor, although, I believe when you had been keen to surrender so much, the Blackhawks is likely to be keen to retain a little bit of it, and that’s the place it may get attention-grabbing.”
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