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 seeking to signal him to a contract extension after his sizzling begin to the season.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Kate Pettersen: “A whole lot of surprises already at this level within the season. I feel one which we should always discuss is Alex Laferriere. You already know, 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 start out a dialog a couple of contract extension with the best way he’s been enjoying?”
Pagnotta: “Effectively, it’s going to be on LA’s radar. Actually, they need to be cognizant of the truth that this child is enjoying in large tempo and doing properly up, with at high minutes.
Now, yeah, he’s due for a contract. He’s going to be a restricted free agent subsequent summer season. I can inform you, they haven’t had any discussions thus far on an extension. It’s a bit of bit too untimely from that aspect of issues.
I feel 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 all of a sudden makes him go, makes the crew, and Rob Blake go, is likely to be someone to fret about later, however let’s not push it too quickly.”
Bernstein: “Effectively, no one at the beginning of the season had him at any time limit being their main objective 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 web, 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 feel 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 most likely 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 achieved 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 crew is a mean offensive crew proper now. He’s main the best way.
So I wouldn’t be too involved about what the quantity is for Alex. He simply has to maintain enjoying and hold producing, and he’ll receives a commission pretty.”
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