Every 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 might not price a lot to amass given his contract, however should you paid a better value, would the Blackhawks be keen to retain somewhat 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 way of, it’s like, okay, (Brock) Nelson, nonetheless on the high. There’s (Brandon) Tanev and (Rasmus) Ristolainen and I’m scrolling, looking. Whoa. Seth Jones at quantity eight in your checklist, 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 perhaps some price certainty by way of the cap and realizing how a lot it’s going up in every of the subsequent few seasons. Perhaps that modifications Seth Jones worth on the commerce market.”
Seravalli: “I feel you must think about it for certain. No, I feel that once you take 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 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 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 powerful for anybody in a aggressive setting.
So I do assume that the Blackhawks are open to being inventive and to try to work out 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 looking out ahead to getting Brian Rae’s ideas in a single minute.
However I feel once you take a look at Seth Jones now within the cap going up, should you’re a group out there for a right-shot defenseman that would 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 just’d must take an extended take a look at.”
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Yaremchuk: “24 factors in 35 video games enjoying on that Blackhawks group remains to be fairly spectacular. Not 9 and a half million spectacular. Once more, I may 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. Properly, right here’s the factor, although, I feel should 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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