Day by day 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 value a lot to amass given his contract, however if you happen to paid the next value, would the Blackhawks be prepared to retain just a little 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, it’s like, okay, (Brock) Nelson, nonetheless on the prime. There’s (Brandon) Tanev and (Rasmus) Ristolainen and I’m scrolling, shopping. Whoa. Seth Jones at quantity eight in your listing, 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 already know perhaps some value certainty when it comes to the cap and realizing how a lot it’s going up in every of the subsequent few seasons. Possibly that modifications Seth Jones worth on the commerce market.”
Seravalli: “I feel it’s important to contemplate it for certain. No, I feel that if you have a look at Seth Jones deal, 9 and a half million bucks, the notion of that deal modifications, if three years from now, we’re speaking about $113.5 million.
Like he’s a he’s an excellent 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 means an excessive amount of, and, oh, by the best way, he has nothing to play for. The Blackhawks season has been over by the point you get to the tip of coaching camp. That’s actually robust for anybody in a aggressive setting.
So I do assume that the Blackhawks are open to being inventive and to try to determine an answer right here. I feel one actually attention-grabbing match for me was the Dallas Stars, which I feel is off the desk now, after making the commerce over the weekend and searching ahead to getting Brian Rae’s ideas in a single minute.
However I feel if you have a look at Seth Jones now within the cap going up, if you happen to’re a group out there for a right-shot defenseman that might put up some factors. That’s such a simple and environment friendly skater that’s going to age very well on the age curve chart. I feel Seth Jones is somebody that you simply’d should take an extended have a look at.”
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Yaremchuk: “24 factors in 35 video games enjoying on that Blackhawks group continues to be fairly spectacular. Not 9 and a half million spectacular. Once more, I might see a group 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 feel if you happen to have been prepared to surrender so much, the Blackhawks may be prepared to retain a little bit of it, and that’s the place it might get attention-grabbing.”
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