Confirmed with Link: Kuzy back 2 years $3mil AAV

[Raikkonen]

Nice! Thought it will be less, but what do I know.

This 2 years span is obviously the window for GMBM.

 

[trick9]

Very good deal.

 

[Marshall]

I know. Just playing.

Sigh. Such an awkward contract.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Nice deal, nice GM'ing with all the contracts available for shuffling in 2 years.

 

[EroCaps]

I like the term but 3m is a smidge high for 1 good half a season in his career.

 

[Blades of Steel]

I like the term but 3m is a smidge high for 1 good half a season in his career.

he's worth every penny of that

 

[hockeykicker]

I like the term but 3m is a smidge high for 1 good half a season in his career.

Good thing he makes 2.2 mil this year

 

[Portable Mink]

good deal.

Couple contracts off the books when this is up and still RFA.

GMBM knows how to play.

 

[EroCaps]

he's worth every penny of that

In all likelihood.

 

[artilector]

Would've hoped it would be ~0.5M less. Still worth it, of course.

These two years really shaping up as the window to load up and go for it.

Laich, and to lesser extent, Mojo, remain the last big chunks of cap space one would ideally want to give to more impactful players... but, the Caps are in much better shape than they were a week ago, BM still has until deadline to try to move Laich/improve the bottom-6, and hopefully Trotz can get Mojo to take another step..

 

[hockeykicker]

You all do realize he makes 2.2 million this year right? And he has a 400k signing bonus

 

[Blades of Steel]

You all do realize he makes 2.2 million this year right? And he has a 400k signing bonus

nice so we basically have an extra 1m cap space?

I love the strategy GMBM seems to be taking here.

somethings up, I wonder if the holtby contract and mojo delay would mean he's attempting to make another trade.

 

[hockeykicker]

nice so we basically have an extra 1m cap space?

I love the strategy GMBM seems to be taking here.

somethings up, I wonder if the holtby contract and mojo delay would mean he's attempting to make another trade.

Yea thats what Prewitt tweeted

 

[Blades of Steel]

too lazy to look, but when Kuzys contract increases to 3.2 next season, who's contract comes off to absorb some of that increase? chimmer? hopefully a cap increase as well.

 

[Calicaps]

too lazy to look, but when Kuzys contract increases to 3.2 next season, who's contract comes off to absorb some of that increase? chimmer? hopefully a cap increase as well.

Yep. We get $2M back from Chimmer.

 

[Langway]

too lazy to look, but when Kuzys contract increases to 3.2 next season, who's contract comes off to absorb some of that increase? chimmer? hopefully a cap increase as well.

The salary raises but the cap hit is the same both years ($3M).

 

[hockeykicker]

The salary raises but the cap hit is the same both years ($3M).

Oh the cap hit is still 3M? Sorry guys, i thought the 2.2 mil was the cap

 

[Blades of Steel]

The salary raises but the cap hit is the same both years ($3M).

ahhh, thanks for clearing it up.

 

[Serial_Derecho]

Oh the cap hit is still 3M? Sorry guys, i thought the 2.2 mil was the cap

The Cap hit is always the AAV, which remains constant over the length of the contract.

All in all, a good deal for both sides.

 

[Acallabeth]

Nice deal.

 

[Hivemind]

A little bit higher than I was hoping for, considering he doesn't have arbitration rights. Was hoping for something more around $2.5M given his relative lack of stats compared to the Ottawa kids.

 

[Calicaps]

Question for the capologists: Why give him a $400K signing bonus rather than just pay him $2.6 the first year? Doesn't seem to affect the cap hit any differently unless I'm not understanding.

 

[Midnight Judges]

I'm glad they got it done. I though the $2.85M figure everyone was throwing around was too low. Sure he doesn't have a long NHL resume but his ceiling and pedigree are top notch.

Anyone here think he couldn't get $3M on the open market?

 

[donosaur]

Question for the capologists: Why give him a $400K signing bonus rather than just pay him $2.6 the first year. Doesn't seem to affect the cap hit any differently unless I'm not understanding.

He gets the $400K immediately after signing. Maybe he needed some extra cash for the newborn or something.

 

[Hivemind]

Question for the capologists: Why give him a $400K signing bonus rather than just pay him $2.6 the first year. Doesn't seem to affect the cap hit any differently unless I'm not understanding.

It doesn't impact the salary cap either way. There's some more in depth discussion regarding signing bonuses in the Business of Hockey board after ROR's contract (only $1M salary each year, rest is signing bonuses).

Players tend to prefer bonuses, since it's a lump sum at the start of the year. It makes them harder to buy out, and it allows them to invest (or spend) that cash immediately.

I'm glad they got it done. I though the $2.85M figure everyone was throwing around was too low. Sure he doesn't have a long NHL resume but his ceiling and pedigree are top notch.

Anyone here think he couldn't get $3M on the open market?

The whole point of the RFA system is that Kuznetsov isn't on the open market. His "pedigree" and "ceiling" don't drive up his contract value, especially when there's nobody bidding against you. The team could have elected to take him to arbitration, which would have shielded him from offer sheets.