Pierre-Luc Dubois says he's focused on more than term and money on his next contract
Winnipeg Jets forward Pierre-Luc Dubois is set to become a restricted free agent in July after setting a career-high in goals with 28 so far this season.
The 23-year-old talked with reporters on Friday and was asked about the possibility of him staying in Winnipeg long-term. Dubois said that he hasn't thought about it much.
"Yeah, it is," Dubois said. "But at the same time, you know, I haven't really thought about that, we haven't talked about it with the team... there's been no, really, discussion, so it's not something that I've put that much thought into."
He added, "I've enjoyed my two years here - I like the guys, I like the group, I like the team. I've had a fun two years, so yeah, it is somewhere I could see that. But like I said, I haven't - I know it's hard to believe me - I haven't put that much thought into it. That's what these next four-to-five months are for, and we have time."
He added, "I've enjoyed my two years here - I like the guys, I like the group, I like the team. I've had a fun two years, so yeah, it is somewhere I could see that. But like I said, I haven't - I know it's hard to believe me - I haven't put that much thought into it. That's what these next four-to-five months are for, and we have time."
The Ste-Agathe-des-Monts (Quebec) native joined the Jets early in the 2021 season after he was dealt from Columbus in a trade that saw Patrik Laine and Jack Roslovic go to the Blue Jackets.
Dubois also mentioned that, while being a Jet for a long time would be nice, he isn't necessarily focused on just term and money on his next contract.
"It's not easy. It's tough. Especially now, if you think of a long-term deal; I could have a family, and I could be in the last years of my career at that point," Dubois said. "So it's not just 'what do you want now?' It's 'what do you want six years from now and five years from now and eight years from now?'"
Dubois went on to say, "Everybody has different motivations...It's not an easy decision to make; it's not just 'here's money and here's years.' If it was that, I wouldn't have taken a risk two years ago and asked for a trade out of Columbus. It's a very important and very tough decision to make, and that's why I said these next four-to-five months will be important to think about everything and all the different scenarios possible."
Dubois went on to say, "Everybody has different motivations...It's not an easy decision to make; it's not just 'here's money and here's years.' If it was that, I wouldn't have taken a risk two years ago and asked for a trade out of Columbus. It's a very important and very tough decision to make, and that's why I said these next four-to-five months will be important to think about everything and all the different scenarios possible."
Dubois and the Winnipeg Jets have two games remaining this season, tonight against the Calgary Flames and Sunday afternoon against the Seattle Kraken.
Source: theScore.
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