Jets Extend Ehlers 7 years $42M

[bustamente]

2 hours ago, blue_gold_84 said:

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.

What he is getting at is that wingers don't get paid like centre's do in the NHL because the Oilers over paid for Draisaitl  who is a centre but will probably be playing wing with Mc David this season.

[Atomic]

15 minutes ago, bustamente said:

What he is getting at is that wingers don't get paid like centre's do in the NHL because the Oilers over paid for Draisaitl  who is a centre but will probably be playing wing with Mc David this season.

Yeah Draisaitl is a 50-point center but an 80-point winger with McDavid.  Overpaid

[Judd]

1 minute ago, Atomic said:

Yeah Draisaitl is a 50-point center but an 80-point winger with McDavid.  Overpaid

Bingo

[iHeart]

man if they sign Ehlers for that much, I can only imagine how much Laine will gets when he gets resigned....I bet it'll be the first 50+mil signing in Jets 2.0 era.....unless there was something I missed

[The Unknown Poster]

9 minutes ago, Atomic said:

Yeah Draisaitl is a 50-point center but an 80-point winger with McDavid.  Overpaid

I hope so because I took him in my pool.

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5 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. 

Ehlers is the most highly skilled player on the Jets roster.  He has a 60 point season under his belt and in my opinion hasn't even come close to putting it all together yet.  To lock up a key piece at a price this cap-friendly is great news for this franchise.

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