Jets Extend Ehlers 7 years $42M

[Goalie]

Not sure if real. If true... Bargain much. 

Edited October 4, 2017 by Goalie

[Noeller]

2 minutes ago, Goalie said:

Not sure if real. If true... Bargain much. 

Obviously real as it's coming from beat guy......huuuuuuuuuge steal for the Jets. That's Karl Alzner levels of good deal. Why do you hate money, Nik Ehlers???

[Goalie]

Scheif and ehlers locked up . combined they make 2.125 million more than Eichel. 

[Atomic]

3 minutes ago, Goalie said:

Scheif and ehlers locked up . combined they make 2.125 million more than Eichel. 

This is incredible news!!!!

[Goalie]

But... I thought nobody wanted to be here... Weird. Chevy just locking up core pieces left right and center

[blue_gold_84]

http://www.tsn.ca/jets-ink-ehlers-to-seven-year-42m-extension-1.875209

This is amazing!!!

[sweep the leg]

Great deal! 64 points as a 21 year old and now we've got him locked up through most of his prime.

[JCon]

Did Chevy just rob Ehlers?

Incredible news.

[bustamente]

Great extension signing for this team, for a guy who doesn't do anything Chevy goes quietly about his business. 

[The Unknown Poster]

wow

[The Unknown Poster]

Chevy is a great at this.

Now...let's go Laine and Trouba.

[blue_gold_84]

[Brandon]

[Goalie]

Turns out guys want to be here

[Jimmy Pop]

Wowowowowowowowoweeeeeeeeeee!

Jeg er spændt!

[The Unknown Poster]

I've felt that Scheif's deal is almost a gravitational pull on everyone else in such a way that it sets a standard for the Jets.  Laine surely to get more but Scheif's deal and now Ehlers will be a "pull" on that contract too.  The core of young guys who clearly want to be here will be inclined to take "fair" deals to play together, stay together and, hopefully, win together.

[17to85]

I dunno 6 million a year for a guy who has one 60 point season isn't the massive steal some people make it seem. He is a winger too let's not forget. It's a good deal but it is incumbent on Ehlers to progress and make it a steal. 

[bustamente]

5 minutes ago, The Unknown Poster said:

Chevy is a great at this.

Now...let's go Laine and Trouba.

In time Laine resigning should not be that difficult, Trouba still have my doubts.

[Judd]

21 minutes ago, 17to85 said:

I dunno 6 million a year for a guy who has one 60 point season isn't the massive steal some people make it seem. He is a winger too let's not forget. It's a good deal but it is incumbent on Ehlers to progress and make it a steal. 

He's 21,  and had a 64 point season. Even if 65 points is his MAX each year, it's a fair deal. Its fair to say that Ehlers is improving and can definitely be expected to be a 75 point guy.

I thought the best case scenario for Ehlers would be the Filip Forsberg contract (58 point guy) for 6x6. Ehlers contract is even better. This is an absolute steal of a contract and there's no way around it

Edited October 4, 2017 by Judd

[BomberBall]

57 minutes ago, bustamente said:

In time Laine resigning should not be that difficult, Trouba still have my doubts.

With Laine and Ehlers being good buddies and Ehlers now signed long term, that will hopefully be extra incentive for Laine.

Trouba?  Yeah, I have my doubts too, but hopefully we're putting together a team that he wants to be a part of.

[BomberBall]

Sara Orlesky

 

✔ @saraorlesky

Patrik Laine said he has already told Nikolaj Ehlers that with the new contract Ehlers can pay for their room service bills from now on.

[Atomic]

1 hour ago, 17to85 said:

I dunno 6 million a year for a guy who has one 60 point season isn't the massive steal some people make it seem. He is a winger too let's not forget. It's a good deal but it is incumbent on Ehlers to progress and make it a steal. 

Far better deal than what Draisaitl got.

Oilers suck.

[17to85]

1 hour ago, Judd said:

. Even if 65 points is his MAX each year, it's a fair deal.

which is all I am saying, good deal but it's not a steal until he gets closer to that PPG level. 

[blue_gold_84]

2 hours ago, 17to85 said:

I dunno 6 million a year for a guy who has one 60 point season isn't the massive steal some people make it seem. He is a winger too let's not forget. It's a good deal but it is incumbent on Ehlers to progress and make it a steal. 

Nah, it's a steal.

And it's incumbent on Ehlers to progress...? Thanks, Captain Obvious. That's pretty much how it goes with every young player signing his first non-entry level contract. You're banking on him building off the success he has already had, and hope for a solid ROI.

Pretty sure everyone here knows he's a winger, BTW.

[kelownabomberfan]

I want to know just how many points a Schief/Ehlers/Laine line would get 5 on 5.  Will we get to see that happen this year??  I makes me think back to the Hull/Nilsson/Hedberg days.