Confirmed Signing with Link: Evander Kane and Sharks 7 years ×7 million

[AZviaNJ]

As a Canucks fan im thrilled.

Coyote fans agreeing with you! 7x7....what are they thinking?

 

[Del Preston]

I may be wrong but I don't think San Jose was eligible to offer an 8th year

The player's current team can offer up to eight years.

 

[Tasteless Beaver]

I think Kane is worth the $7m if he plays to his full potential, but whether or not he plays at his peak for 7 years is a big question mark. He looked like a decent fit in San Jose, let's hope his reckless & stupid acts are behind him.

 

[Lunatik]

LMFAO, Sharks will regret this deal by the end of the 2nd year

 

[Rebels57]

6 × 6 would have been way better

Its better to overpay your best players by $1 million than your 4th liners though.

 

[Brent Burns]

Sharks needed him and he’s played well. I’m also confident DW finds a way to stay in on Tavares.

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

The player's current team can offer up to eight years.

I think it's only for the team that drafted him (not sure).

 

[Del Preston]

I think it's only for the team that drafted him (not sure).

It's current team.

 

[Sabretooth]

The player's current team can offer up to eight years.

Pretty sure they need to be with the signing team as of the previous years TDL to be eligible for the 8th year. Same reason the sabres could only extend ROR for 7 years when they acquired him.

 

[Lunatik]

I think it's only for the team that drafted him (not sure).

No, they don't have to be the one that drafted them, but they have to have been with the team by a certain date iirc, I am not sure when that is though

 

[tsujimoto74]

Buffalo gets a first now?

Yes, presumably next year's 1st, but 2019's pick is lottery protected. If it gets kicked forward to 2020, there are no more protections, so we get the pick regardless of where it is.

 

[Fazkovsky]

And I thought Bergevin was only gm overpaying players

 

[Yoshidas Island]

I guess I'm one of the only non-SJS fans who is okay with the deal.
I think he'll regularly be a 60+ point player for the Sharks, something they could use on the wings. Also adds a different dimension than their other wingers.
Probably 1-2 years and $0.5M too much but you'd have to pay for a UFA to be like that.

 

[Cootsfanclub]

Lucic, Okposo, Ryan, and Eriksson range. Kane is at least younger than all when he signed his deal.

 

[TomasHertlsRooster]

Sharks fan here:

Awful contract. Just awful. He’s not a bad player, but oh my goodness, this is way too much money.

 

[Matty Sundin]

Meh almost every deal on hf forums is considered an overpayment so it's whatever.

 

[Saekk]

It isn't even free agency and this might be the worst deal of the summer, nice.

 

[Duke Silver]

Yeeeesh.

 

[AustonsNostrils]

He played very well for the Sharks, but he got banged up and he will always have injury issues - guy is in fantastic shape but he's too light to play the style he plays.

 

[Blackhawk93]

A player having a career year and being overpaid? I’ve never seen that backfire before.

Hell it was only 30 games, what the hell were they thinking?

 

[Chainshot]

Well that happened quickly.

 

[Tkachuk Norris]

Bad deal. What if he turns out to be unlikeable like he has been portrayed in the past?

 

[Del Preston]

Pretty sure they need to be with the signing team as of the previous years TDL to be eligible for the 8th year. Same reason the sabres could only extend ROR for 7 years when they acquired him.

The Kings offered Lucic an eight-year extension in 2016. He had only been on the team since June 2015.

 

[TheDoldrums]

Overpayment imo.

 

[Empoleon8771]

I also think that the Sharks overpaid here, but put his cap hit in context. Kane's $7 million contract was signed when the projected cap for the next season is currently at $80 million. 2 years ago, a bunch of wingers either on par or worse than Kane got $5.5-$6 million deals on long term deals, when the cap was at $73 million. Kane's contract is comparable to what guys like Backes and Okposo got in 2016, so I don't know why anyone is surprised.