Couture signs extension with SJ

[CarltonTheBear]

https://twitter.com/TheFourthPeriod/status/1013059627771146243

$8mil AAV for a 29-year old who's played at a 60-point pace for the past 3 seasons.

 

[Kin]

Seems like a lot but honestly if he makes it to the market I'm not sure he gets much less than that. Especially if he sells himself as a C.

 

[Frank E]

Admittedly, I don't see him play very often, but I would have thought around $7m.

Obviously, SJ isn't fooling around with their aging core guys.

 

[bustaheims]

Seems like a lot but honestly if he makes it to the market I'm not sure he gets much less than that. Especially if he sells himself as a C.

Agreed. It's very close to what I would have expected him to get in the UFA market - especially if he has another 30+ goal season.

 

[Frank E]

Seems like a lot but honestly if he makes it to the market I'm not sure he gets much less than that. Especially if he sells himself as a C.

Agreed. It's very close to what I would have expected him to get in the UFA market - especially if he has another 30+ goal season.

I guess Kadri is a steal at $4.5m then. 

 

[dappleganger]

Seems like a lot but honestly if he makes it to the market I'm not sure he gets much less than that. Especially if he sells himself as a C.

Agreed. It's very close to what I would have expected him to get in the UFA market - especially if he has another 30+ goal season.

I guess Kadri is a steal at $4.5m then.

Umm... yeah.

Seems like an overpayment for Couture, if only by a million or so.

 

[Kin]

I guess Kadri is a steal at $4.5m then.

Well, sure. The difference being that Couture is signing a UFA deal and he's coming off a year where he literally scored twice as many goals as Kadri did when he signed his deal.

 

[Frank E]

I guess Kadri is a steal at $4.5m then.

Well, sure. The difference being that Couture is signing a UFA deal and he's coming off a year where he literally scored twice as many goals as Kadri did when he signed his deal.

No doubt, but I was just referring to their current performance.  Kadri has scored a total of 5 more goals than Couture in the past 2 years combined.

 

[Kin]

No doubt, but I was just referring to their current performance.  Kadri has scored a total of 5 more goals than Couture in the past 2 years combined.

Sure. The Leafs are getting pretty good value from Kadri right now. Both deals are pretty fair reflections of the markets for when they signed though.