Detroit Desires Lengthy-Time period over Quick-Time period When It Involves Their RFAs
Dave Pagnotta joined Sirius XM NHL Community Radio with Boomer Gordon and Jake Hahn and was requested concerning the plan for the Detroit Pink Wings with their restricted free brokers Lucas Raymond and Moritz Seider.
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Boomer Gordon: “Okay, let’s deal with the RFAs. Detroit’s essentially the most attention-grabbing group, as a result of they’ve two of them, and it feels like they’re distinctive conditions unique of one another. What do you need to deal with? First, Raymond or Seider?
Dave Pagnotta: “Effectively, I can contact on each earlier than entering into every individually, however look, they’re each working in a long-term deal. Every of them. That’s the notion that I received a pair days in the past, that very same phrase that I received yesterday, speaking to folks on each side of the equation for every of those the main focus is on a long-term deal.
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And each guys understanding the market, need market worth. So I believe the understanding is long-term. It’s only a matter of attending to that nitty-gritty of, clearly, the {dollars} and the way the construction of every of those offers goes to be, goes to be performed out.
You realize, I believe there was some thought course of from Detroit aspect of issues, of probably protecting, you realize, most Seider nearer to the eight vary. However after Brock Faber received his $68 million extension with Minnesota, $8.5 million a yr, that units issues a bit bit in a different way for them, and positively for Mo’s camp. I received to think about that that’s the low bar by way of an AAV for them.
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And I believe with respect to Lucas Raymond, you’re most likely within the seven and a half to $8 million vary on an AAV. There’s nonetheless a variety of work that must be performed on each side, Increase, however they appear to be urgent ahead and grinding away and attempting to make one thing occur.
I double-checked once more a few hours in the past. I nonetheless, they’re nonetheless working at it. So I don’t count on something overly imminent by way of, you realize, getting an announcement at this time, however perhaps that is one thing that occurs subsequent week as we get nearer to the beginning of camps.”
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