Yotes & Keller agree on a 8 year deal

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Craig Morgan (@craigsmorgan)
9/4/19, 10:53 AM
League source: AAV on Clayton Keller's 8-year deal will be $7.15M.

 

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Whoa! Back up the Brink's truck!

 

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Craig Morgan (@craigsmorgan)
9/4/19, 3:47 PM
Coyotes president of hockey operations John Chayka on the Clayton Keller extension (8 years. $7.15 AAV): “At it's core, the philosophy is that we just don’t want to have to follow the herd. We want to make proactive decisions. (continued)

 

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Craig Morgan (@craigsmorgan)
9/4/19, 3:47 PM
"We wanted to make that decision on our terms and we wanted to make sure it was one that would allow us to keep our core of young players together for a long time and also allow us to build a team."

 

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Craig Morgan (@craigsmorgan)
9/4/19, 4:02 PM
Chayka on Keller becoming the highest-paid Coyotes forward: "I drafted Clayton Keller 7th overall & some questioned that at the time as well. I think that will be proven to be a good decision and I feel the same about this decision...

 

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Craig Morgan (@craigsmorgan)
9/4/19, 4:02 PM
"Everyone looks at the deal today. The reality is there is still a lot of RFAs unsigned. (When they) sign there will be a bit of a different market.

 

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Craig Morgan (@craigsmorgan)
9/4/19, 4:02 PM
“Our long-term view is there’s going to be some macro factors that will affect the cap and what players are paid. In Clayton’s case, we feel it will be a value deal for the Coyotes and a good one for Clayton.”

 

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Craig Morgan (@craigsmorgan)
9/4/19, 3:56 PM
Chayka on completing this extension on the heels of a sophomore slump for Keller: “You can either frame it as a player who struggled last year or you can frame it as a player that broke a lot of records at the U.S. National Development Program, was one of the top players in...

 

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Craig Morgan (@craigsmorgan)
9/4/19, 3:56 PM
"college hockey, won a World Juniors (title in 2017), came in the 1st year & broke all of our (rookie) franchise records in terms of offensive production. He’s learning to grow & still has a lot of room to grow, but he's one we want to have as part of our long-term organization."

 

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