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 need to preserve them long-term. And he’s obtained 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 suppose formally haven’t began but however the conversations have at the very least gotten underway. In order that the flyers have an understanding of what connection he’s in search of. 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 at the very least from Philly’s perspective, beginning with an eight. are you able to bridge that hole? However there’s quite a lot 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. At the very least from what they’re .
So it’s a excessive price ticket. They usually’ve obtained a while to barter however at the very least either side proper now perceive the place either side is at.
EJ Hradek: “Properly, $10 million, he’ll get pleasure from another cities. I imply, that’s the place I might be however I suppose it’s, it’s the Ying and the Yang.
Pagnotta: “Proper.
Hradek: “You commute with this factor. And he’s actually an essential piece for them, however that may be a excessive greenback quantity.
Tappen: “However is it the correct amount, you realize, is it for him?”
Hradek: “Yeah. Precisely.”
Dave Reid: “For a yr, two years, like are you trying, you begin stretching these numbers out with time period.
Pagnotta: “Yeah,.
Reid: “Like, that’s the difficulty 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 obtained 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 concern with a participant like Konency as a result of I really like watching that man play. However he’s not the most important man. He performs means 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 form of time period, that form of cash for Konecny as a lot as I really like him as a participant.
Pagnotta: “They’ve obtained quite a lot of depth on the suitable facet, particularly organizationally as nicely, with Mischka of doubtless 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 obtained one other large, 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 obtained some work to do.
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Pagnotta: “They usually’re going to discover a pair different choices as nicely. Scott Laughton was a man that generated some curiosity throughout the season. There’s some willingness to at the very least pay attention on that entrance from Philly facet of issues. So Danny Briere, I don’t assume he’s gonna look to make too many vital adjustments, however he’ll, he’ll pay attention and naturally, proceed the dialog with Konecny’s camp.
