Duclair

[Jasmine]

Has he finally found a place he fits in?

[matchesmalone]

Sure seems that way. He's still gonna be a liability if we're trying to be a good team. But hopefully we'll play him in a key role for a while and by the time we are good either he'll learn to play the role or he'll be phased down the lineup. As long as he doesn't demand and they don't give him too crazy a contract then he could be a good fit in Ottawa for years to come.

[Josh]

Like with Pageau, I'd definitely like to see him stay. Seems to be a great fit. How much does he want though? And what does he deserve? $3.5M x 4 seem fair?

[matchesmalone]

Yeah something in that vicinity. Still tough to say quite what he is, but at this rate a quick look for some rough comparables gives me Killorn at 4.5, Rust at 3.5, Donskoi at 3.9, Dzingel at 3.375.

[Josh]

Yeah something in that vicinity. Still tough to say quite what he is, but at this rate a quick look for some rough comparables gives me Killorn at 4.5, Rust at 3.5, Donskoi at 3.9, Dzingel at 3.375.

7 years, 4 years, 4 years, and 2 years respectively. So that limited sample suggests $3.5 x 4 favours the team, while Duclair would likely prefer fewer years at that number, or a slightly higher number.

One difference is that the above examples were signed at 27 years old (26 for Rust), while Duclair is only 24. Will that work towards a higher/shorter number/term for him?