Value of: Thatcher Demko's next contract

[coo1beans]

Demko will be an RFA after this season. He is only 25 and likely getting a big raise.

What do you think the canucks will be resigning him for after this season in terms of dollar amount and term of contract?

What would a possible offer sheet look like from another team?

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[izzy]

I think the Binnington signing may be a big influence. Probably something very similar will be his ask

 

[Cancuks]

He'll get what Markstrom was looking for from the Canucks.

 

[elitepete]

whatever the f*** he wants

 

[Patagonia]

VAN has $25.7M in cap space with EP/Hughes needing new deals, likely $8M each. Doubt he'll earn more than Holtby - $4.3M. I believe they want to leave some cap space and offer a Bridge deal - $4m @ 2 years.

 

[JAK]

5 years $22 million. $4.4m cap.

Breaks into two contracts.
$3.5 x 2 for the RFA years. Flat cap years.
$5 x 3 for UFA years.

 

[nhlfan9191]

I’ll guess $3.5-$4 million/3 years.

 

[koyvoo]

This much

 

[trellaine201]

I’ll be curious to see how they handle this contract. How much leverage do RFAs have?

 

[Siludin]

If Demko signs more than a 1yr deal he goes to UFA I believe. The Canucks will want to avoid the 2 year bridge. My guess is the Canucks are goint to try to get all of EP, Hughes, Demko on ~3-4 year "bridge" deals. They will use Boeser as a precedent in negotiations and try to press on the advantage the team will have in contending if they have more to spend elsewhere.

 

[EK392000]

Markstrom and Binnington set the precedent at 6x6. Could see it being +/- 500 thousand though.

 

[lawrence]

4.5 as a rfa. In what works is pettersson a 8 million dollar player lol!

 

[dellzor]

6x5.5

 

[Snipes45]

He has been incredible lately. Something like a 1.55GAA and 0.95% his last 8/10 starts?

It will be interesting. 3 big contracts coming up.

 

[zar]

 

[Son of Petter]

Dim Jim has left himself zero wiggle room living “day by day” as he so eloquently put it. 23ish Million to sign Petey, Quinn & Demko. It’s gonna take some real skill to fit them all in not to mention fill other spots.

 

[Fatass]

Dim Jim has left himself zero wiggle room living “day by day” as he so eloquently put it. 23ish Million to sign Petey, Quinn & Demko. It’s gonna take some real skill to fit them all in not to mention fill other spots.

At leSt Benning didn’t sign an aging and not good any more backup to a second year at 4.3 million, which will limit his options in extending Demko.

 

[Asquaredx2]

He is awesome. Nucks are lucky.

 

[CupInSIX]

3m x 1 or 4m x 2 bridge deal

6m to lock him up long term.

 

[CTZ181]

Big and long, just like granny likes em

 

[Son of Petter]

The “Seattle will take the 2nd year of Holtby but oh wait he sucks and they won’t and if we’d done our homework we’d know there’s gonna be way better/younger goalies available” plan.

At leSt Benning didn’t sign an aging and not good any more backup to a second year at 4.3 million, which will limit his options in extending Demko.

 

[leafsfan2point0]

I’d guess they go bridge deal - something around 2x4M

 

[Luck 6]

I'd say 4.9 mil for 5 years. If we can't get rid of Holtby, buy him out. He only counts for 0.5mil against the cap next season, and 1.9mil against the cap the following season where we have tons of dead space opening up. We then bring in a back up for 1mil or so, or bring up DiPietro.

The Canucks cap isn't quite as bad as people think, and it's on the rise over the next couple of seasons.

 

[Adam da bomb]

I'd say 4.9 mil for 5 years. If we can't get rid of Holtby, buy him out. He only counts for 0.5mil against the cap next season, and 1.9mil against the cap the following season where we have tons of dead space opening up. We then bring in a back up for 1mil or so, or bring up DiPietro.

The Canucks cap isn't quite as bad as people think, and it's on the rise over the next couple of seasons.

Isn’t demko one of the best goalie this season and you think he’ll sign for less than 5.5?

 

[Szechwan]

I'd say 4.9 mil for 5 years. If we can't get rid of Holtby, buy him out. He only counts for 0.5mil against the cap next season, and 1.9mil against the cap the following season where we have tons of dead space opening up. We then bring in a back up for 1mil or so, or bring up DiPietro.

The Canucks cap isn't quite as bad as people think, and it's on the rise over the next couple of seasons.

In short term, it absolutely is. We've wasted prime ELC years due to awful cap management. You're right though, there's light at the end of the tunnel, assume Jim doesn't clog it up with another Sutter/Eriksson deal.

As for Thatcher, long term ~$5m would be great for the team.