Stützle, 20, has 87 points and 34 goals in 132 career NHL games.Ĭaufield, 21, has 60 points and 31 goals in 97 career NHL games, including the playoffs.
The Athletic brings you the latest stats, scores, and analysis of. Should Kent Hughes wait to see how Caufield's season starts, before signing him long term, in your opinion? The price could go up, but it could also confirm some things.Ĭaufield could therefore rely on the contracts signed by Jordan Kyrou, and by a player like Tim Stützle, who just signed for 8 years and a little more than 8 million dollars annually. Get real-time NHL coverage and scores as the Montreal Canadiens take on the Winnipeg Jets at 7:00pm EDT on September 29, 2022.
It's an interesting case, because we all know very well the immense potential of Caufield, but you have to admit that the sample of success in the NHL is still low. If we aim in between, that would give $58 million total. So for an eight-year, long-term contract, that would give a total pact ranging from $52 million to $64 million. I don't think they're going to let this drag on, but at the same time, Cole is going to have to start strong to reassure management and to convince them to give him that big long-term contract." They have confidence in Cole and they want to build around him. It's going to depend on his start to the season, too. I think they're going to want to go for the maximum, between 6.5 and 8 million. All-in-all, Cole Caufield is an electrifying goal-scoring machine who makes some of the most otherworldly plays look like child’s play."I expect it to be settled by Christmas. He affords his linemates options by taking advantage of any allotted attention he garners, generating time and space by drawing guys in he’s perpetually hard to play against. He has a shot that absolutely leaps off his stick with pinpoint accuracy when he lets loose and a low centre of gravity that facilitates fast and flashy puckhandling at pace. The hallmark of his game is his exceptional goal-scoring ability. Upon procuring puck possession, he’ll be the first to explode up ice in-transition. Defensively, he’s uncomfortable having the puck in his own end for long and he’ll make the extra effort to pressure around the blue line and take away cross-ice options. A game-breaking goal scorer that, despite his diminutive frame, thrives under pressure and is difficult to contain.
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