Dorofeyev’s Playoff Surge Puts His Next Deal Under the Microscope

Pavel Dorofeyev has picked the perfect time to make his case, because playoff goals have a way of changing how people in the room look at a player. A burst like this can turn a routine negotiation into a staring contest, especially when a team knows it may have to pay up or risk someone else making the first move. The contract talk is getting louder, and the offer-sheet angle gives the whole situation just enough menace to make every GM in the league a little twitchy.