Thanks a lot Matt Boldy

The difference between Chytil, Laf, Kakko and Boldy is that Boldy is a good player.

Ha Ha.

Sens fan hahahahahaha

hey, Chytil's already matched his career high in scoring this year! just don't ask how many points that is...

I think that if he keeps up the pace and finishes with 50ish points this year, Chytil can get $5M on his next deal.

Key probably bridges 2-3 years - I'd take the gamble on myself, and the cap going up significantly, while taking a slightly lower salary the next couple years. Say he bridge at 3X$3M and continues progressing to be a 45-50 point LHD, he can easily push for an $8M AAV in 2026 and more or less match the 6x$5.667M you've got him getting up here over the next 6 years, while also getting another 3 or 4 years at $8M AAV.

Bridge Laf for 2 years and try and find a trade, at this point - I don't think he's a bust, but for whatever reason both New York teams are allergic to developing forwards. Laf really got boned by the COVID years screwing with his development, and now I wonder if he's just too inside his own head in New York to make the leap.

Get where you’re going here….but reality is that Boldy- in his small sample size- at over .75 ppl is already becoming a star. Chytil and Kakko are real useful players- both are finding themselves…but their production not at Boldy’s level, and Kakko might never get there. The Boldy contract might actually help NYR extend Chytil with a # they can handle….and LaF is headed to a 2 year 2-2.5M deal, while he continues to try to figure things out