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<blockquote data-quote="pruman91" data-source="post: 1791513" data-attributes="member: 3916"><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/hockey/professional/with-jordan-kyrou-and-robert-thomas-contracts-blues-hope-reward-outweighs-risk/article_6598f774-1344-5008-a4db-5626d87ffa30.html[/URL]</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.stltoday.com/users/profile/jthomas" target="_blank">Jim Thomas</a></p><p></p><p>In most cases when players are signed to big multiyear contracts, they’re further along in their careers than Jordan Kyrou and Robert Thomas.</p><p>As such, they’re getting paid as much for what they’ve already accomplished in the NHL as for what lies ahead.</p><p>But in the case of Kyrou, age 24, and Thomas, 23, their mega-contracts are more about what the future will bring than what’s already on their resumes.</p><p>Their identical eight-year, $65 million contract extensions are a convincing vote of confidence by the Blues organization. But there’s also some risk involved.</p><p>“There is risk. There’s always risk,” general manager Doug Armstrong conceded Wednesday. “But when you look at the number of players that are getting extended after two years of service or three — these guys have four years of service.”</p><p>One such example is Ottawa’s Tim Stutzle, who signed an eight-year, $66.8 million contract extension earlier this offseason after only two years in the NHL. So there’s at least more of a track record for Kyrou, who signed his extension Tuesday, and Thomas, who signed his deal July 13.</p><p></p><p>“So there’s less risk than I think other teams are taking,” Armstrong said.</p><p>But there are no guarantees.</p><p>“There’s risk of injury. There’s risk of poor play,” Armstrong said. “There’s risk of not getting along with the (general) manager, not getting along with the coach. There’s always risks out there. But there’s a belief that I have in these two players, that they’re going to be the pillar of what we build around.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pruman91, post: 1791513, member: 3916"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/hockey/professional/with-jordan-kyrou-and-robert-thomas-contracts-blues-hope-reward-outweighs-risk/article_6598f774-1344-5008-a4db-5626d87ffa30.html[/URL] [URL='https://www.stltoday.com/users/profile/jthomas']Jim Thomas[/URL] In most cases when players are signed to big multiyear contracts, they’re further along in their careers than Jordan Kyrou and Robert Thomas. As such, they’re getting paid as much for what they’ve already accomplished in the NHL as for what lies ahead. But in the case of Kyrou, age 24, and Thomas, 23, their mega-contracts are more about what the future will bring than what’s already on their resumes. Their identical eight-year, $65 million contract extensions are a convincing vote of confidence by the Blues organization. But there’s also some risk involved. “There is risk. There’s always risk,” general manager Doug Armstrong conceded Wednesday. “But when you look at the number of players that are getting extended after two years of service or three — these guys have four years of service.” One such example is Ottawa’s Tim Stutzle, who signed an eight-year, $66.8 million contract extension earlier this offseason after only two years in the NHL. So there’s at least more of a track record for Kyrou, who signed his extension Tuesday, and Thomas, who signed his deal July 13. “So there’s less risk than I think other teams are taking,” Armstrong said. But there are no guarantees. “There’s risk of injury. There’s risk of poor play,” Armstrong said. “There’s risk of not getting along with the (general) manager, not getting along with the coach. There’s always risks out there. But there’s a belief that I have in these two players, that they’re going to be the pillar of what we build around. [/QUOTE]
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