NHL Community: David Pagnotta on NHL Community on Philadelphia Flyers ahead Travis Konecny, who has one yr left on his contract and is eligible for a contract extension after July 1st. The panel additionally touches on Sean Couturier and Scott Laughton.
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Kathryn Tappen: “All eyes are on Travis Konecny and the conversations surrounding him. So will he be a Philadelphia Flyer shifting ahead? Dave, inform us.”
Pagnotta: “He’d prefer to be.”
Tappen: “Yeah.”
Pagnotta: “And the Flyers undoubtedly wish to hold them long-term. And he’s bought one other yr on his contract, so technically, they don’t essentially, there’s no fear at this stage.
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However there was, negotiations, I assume formally haven’t began but however the conversations have a minimum of gotten underway. In order that the flyers have an understanding of what connection he’s searching for. Which by the sounds of issues begins with a ten in that $10 million vary on an AAV.
I feel Konecny’s camp understands you’re most likely a minimum of from Philly’s perspective, beginning with an eight. are you able to bridge that hole? However there’s a variety of time definitely to get to that time.
However they’ve already had some free conversations. Anthony Di Marco, my colleague additionally confirming that $10 plus million greenback mark on the AAV. Not less than from what they’re .
So it’s a excessive price ticket. They usually’ve bought a while to barter however a minimum of either side proper now perceive the place all sides is at.
EJ Hradek: “Properly, $10 million, he’ll take pleasure in another cities. I imply, that’s the place I might be however I assume it’s, it’s the Ying and the Yang.
Pagnotta: “Proper.
Hradek: “You shuttle with this factor. And he’s actually an vital piece for them, however that may be a excessive greenback quantity.
Tappen: “However is it the correct quantity, you realize, is it for him?”
Hradek: “Yeah. Precisely.”
Dave Reid: “For a yr, two years, like are you wanting, you begin stretching these numbers out with time period.
Pagnotta: “Yeah,.
Reid: “Like, that’s the problem with going time period with a excessive variety of some gamers. It’s like, at $10 (million), appears rather a lot however that you realize, that’s, that’s negotiating a part of it. And once more, it’s not simply it’s yeah, okay, we bought three years, three actually good years left, you realize, what are that three to eight? The place’s that going to take us? AAV doesn’t get decrease.
Hradek: “Yeah, that’s my worry with a participant like Konency as a result of I like watching that man play. However he’s not the largest man. He performs manner above his, like he punches above his weight.
Pagnotta: “Proper.
Hradek: “And that’s nice when you can,
Pagnotta: “Proper
Hradek “However as you realize, Dave, we’ve seen it proper? These kind of gamers, their cabinets, their shelf life is basically restricted as a result of then that inevitably they get dinged up. hey get beat up and so they’re simply not the identical gamers.
So I simply assume it’s, you realize, I’d have a tough time going that sort of time period, that sort of cash for Konecny as a lot as I like him as a participant.
Pagnotta: “They’ve bought a variety of depth on the appropriate aspect, particularly organizationally as effectively, with Mischka of probably coming over as early as now, as early as subsequent season. It’ll be attention-grabbing to see how they maneuver the roster and the way Torts maneuvers.
Hradek: “And (Sean) Couturier, who’s bought one other massive, lengthy contract. In order that’s one other man you bought to determine. He was the captain. Then he was scratched. The place does he slot in, proper? In order that they bought some work to do.
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Pagnotta: “They usually’re going to discover a pair different choices as effectively. Scott Laughton was a man that generated some curiosity through the season. There’s some willingness to a minimum of hear on that entrance from Philly aspect of issues. So Danny Briere, I don’t assume he’s gonna look to make too many vital adjustments, however he’ll, he’ll hear and naturally, proceed the dialog with Konecny’s camp.