The Fourth Interval: Dennis Bernstein and David Pagnotta on ‘The Newest’ speaking about Los Angeles Kings pending RFA Alex Laferriere and in the event that they’ll be trying to signal him to a contract extension after his sizzling begin to the season.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Kate Pettersen: “Lots of surprises already at this level within the season. I believe one which we should always speak about is Alex Laferriere. You understand, we’re simply on the quarter mark, and already final season, 23 factors in 81 video games. Now 15 factors in (19) video games, and he simply turned 23 final month.
What do you guys suppose? Is he, is that this too early to begin a dialog a couple of contract extension with the way in which he’s been taking part in?”
Pagnotta: “Nicely, it’s going to be on LA’s radar. Definitely, they need to be cognizant of the truth that this child is taking part in in large tempo and doing properly up, with at prime minutes.
Now, yeah, he’s due for a contract. He’s going to be a restricted free agent subsequent summer season. I can let you know, they haven’t had any discussions so far on an extension. It’s slightly bit too untimely from that facet of issues.
I believe the main focus is, let this child play. Give him the ice time, let him play, let him construct his confidence. Let him construct on the beginning of the season and see if he can stay constant offensively. Doesn’t essentially need to be placing up nearly a point-a-game, however can he proceed the tempo?
DB, you see him on a nightly foundation. What has he dropped at this desk that immediately makes him go, makes the workforce, and Rob Blake go, may be any person to fret about later, however let’s not push it too quickly.”
Bernstein: “Nicely, no one firstly of the season had him at any time limit being their main purpose scorer on their bingo card, proper? So he’s overachieving. Look, he’s on tempo for 46 objectives, he’s not a 46-goal man.
However he’s improved the shot. He goes to the online, he will get visitors. Like he’s aggressive. He’s the kind of participant that they’ve drafted and developed, however no one actually had him on their radar. I believe he’s a fourth-round pick of Harvard.
The one saving grace is he’s on the finish of the ELC, however he’s restricted with no arbitration rights. So that they’re going to have management. They’re going to pay him in all probability a pair million.
And that’s the one factor you would possibly wish to criticize Rob Blake for some motion pictures made like Dubois and stuff like that. However, however the guys, they’ve some long-term like Mikey Anderson, like Adrian Kempe, like Quentin Byfield. They’re on worth offers, proper? I imply, they, he’s executed an excellent job paying these guys the appropriate worth.
So that they’re not going to go overboard for Alex Lafarriere. They shouldn’t, however they need to be grateful he’s producing in objectives as a result of this workforce is a mean offensive workforce proper now. He’s main the way in which.
So I wouldn’t be too involved about what the quantity is for Alex. He simply has to maintain taking part in and preserve producing, and he’ll receives a commission pretty.”
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