Brutal contract.Because that should be a steal for years.
Brutal contract.
I fail to see how locking up a young top 4 Dman for under 5 mil a year for 8 years is brutal...more like a steal.But in the meantime you're drastically overpaying for the first 4 years of the contract. He's not worth that money. Especially for 17 points a season. Who knows what he will be... You say he has top 2 d potential. What happens if he regresses? Just a brutal contract man.
Hmm... Take a look at ekblads contract and tell me how?I fail to see how locking up a young top 4 Dman for under 5 mil a year for 8 years is brutal...more like a steal.
Also don't forget, Zaitsev played pro hockey in the KHL, and had about double the points.I think a good comparison for him should be Nikita Zaitsev. They are both about the same age coming off one full year only difference being Zaitsev would've been an UFA and Matheson would be a RFA, the reported AAV seems a little high for Matheson given the term and Florida taxes.
You do know he had the highest 5V5 TOI per game for Florida last season? He is a damn good player already and im a NYR fan so im not biased towards Florida. Do you even watch Florida and Matheson play? He was fantastic in WC for Canada. Decent top 4 defensemen get 4-5 million. He is already a very good top 4 after one season and has alot of potential aswell. If he keeps developing its a steal, if he turns out to be "just" a top 4 d it will be a very good deal 3-4 years from now with a cap going up etc. Toronto just gave Zaitsev a longterm deal at 4,5 and Matheson is already better than Zaitsev.But in the meantime you're drastically overpaying for the first 4 years of the contract. He's not worth that money. Especially for 17 points a season. Who knows what he will be... You say he has top 2 d potential. What happens if he regresses? Just a brutal contract man.
Hmm... Take a look at ekblads contract and tell me how?
I think a good comparison for him should be Nikita Zaitsev. They are both about the same age coming off one full year only difference being Zaitsev would've been an UFA and Matheson would be a RFA, the reported AAV seems a little high for Matheson given the term and Florida taxes.
Florida: We have to cut money to get below our internal cap of $65 million
Also Florida: Let's hand out 8 year contracts at $5 million a year to a guy with 17 points in 85 career games.