Speculation: The AAV on Drew Doughtys next contract

[Filthy Dangles]

What does he get? Please vote his market value in your opinion.

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[TorontoTrades]

Voted 10-11

Easily 10+ given the cap continuous rise.

 

[Curufinwe]

 

[MMC]

If he wins the Norris this year it'll raise it by at least a million.

 

[Mighty Makar]

$10-$11M if he stays with the Kings. $11-$12M if he signs elsewhere.

 

[Sacha Baron Corbin]

I’ll guess 8x88

 

[Filthy Dangles]

I’ll guess 8x88

Agreed. Probably will be announced this summer.
I'd assume he's locked up before the first game of the year.

 

[SML2]

I don't think DD is worth this kind of money. He can be the best Dman in the game. He can't do it alone. I don't think you can have a guy making that much on D. If he's your franchise player he's got to be the face of your team he's got to sell tickets. I don't feel like he does that. Maybe I'm wrong. But that is a lot of money for a long time. I don't think he maintains the ability that kind of cash calls for for that long. I wouldn't do it. I'd give you more money for less years. I would promise you a job for life in the organization. Hell it could be a do nothing PR gig, a scout, whatever. But this type of deal will result in buyers remorse for sure, IMO.

 

[unicornpig]

11

 

[go4hockey]

Guessing around the 8yrs at $88 mil.

 

[go4hockey]

I don't think DD is worth this kind of money. He can be the best Dman in the game. He can't do it alone. I don't think you can have a guy making that much on D. If he's your franchise player he's got to be the face of your team he's got to sell tickets. I don't feel like he does that. Maybe I'm wrong. But that is a lot of money for a long time. I don't think he maintains the ability that kind of cash calls for for that long. I wouldn't do it. I'd give you more money for less years. I would promise you a job for life in the organization. Hell it could be a do nothing PR gig, a scout, whatever. But this type of deal will result in buyers remorse for sure, IMO.

I would have to disagree. Doughty surely sells tickets. You don’t think having a top 3 defenseman on the team helps bring fans into the building. When you have the best of the best st their position you do everything you can to keep that player. If Drew signs a 8 yr 11 mil per he will be worth every penny and I feel with him being a total rink rat his game will stay at his high level throughout the contract. True #1 defenseman are hard to find top 5 at the position impossible to find. Lock them up every time.

 

[Toreko]

Voted : 11-12
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[Lights911]

10-11

 

[Stimpythecat]

The chatter was anything with an $11 in front would be considered a bargain. So I'm going $11+ million.

 

[LAKings88]

12+

 

[OvermanKingGainer]

I don't think DD is worth this kind of money. He can be the best Dman in the game. He can't do it alone. I don't think you can have a guy making that much on D. If he's your franchise player he's got to be the face of your team he's got to sell tickets. I don't feel like he does that. Maybe I'm wrong. But that is a lot of money for a long time. I don't think he maintains the ability that kind of cash calls for for that long. I wouldn't do it. I'd give you more money for less years. I would promise you a job for life in the organization. Hell it could be a do nothing PR gig, a scout, whatever. But this type of deal will result in buyers remorse for sure, IMO.

Without Doughty/Kopitar/Quick, the Kings are probably worse than last year's Avs.
With these three, the Kings are a perennial playoff bubble team.
With these three and a supporting cast, the Kings are a perennial cup contender.

Drew's worth it. I'd gladly offer Hamilton + Hamonic for him @ 10M

 

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

More than Subban because hes better than Subban overall
and also because the cap will be higher than when subban signed

 

[SmoggyTwinkles]

FTFY

He won't sign in Toronto.

But he will absolutely meet with the Leafs to kick up the media and get a bit more out of the Kings.

It's how you do it.

Also, he's gonna get between $10-$11m this one we've nailed as a forum.

Might get a touch more actually. Like $11.1m or something.

 

[BobbyClarkeFan16]

Tough one because he and Karlsson have both said that there will be no hometown discounts and they're going to get what they're worth on the open market. I suspect the cost of signing Doughty is going to be in the $12 million + range. I think he's going to end up getting $100 million over 8 years.

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

12 per elsewhere

 

[wintersej]

Chara going to Boston is the closest comparison we have if he goes on the market. Chara got over 17% of the cap and Bruins win a Cup. 12+ with today’s cap lines up.

 

[SML2]

I have said it before and I still believe it, that these type of deals are bad for everyone except the players agent. If you give any player 12m, you are betting that all variables go in your favor for the length of the deal. I don't believe in that. Things are not always going to go your way. By committing that much for that long you are putting far too many eggs in one basket for my liking. I would give him the money. I would not commit to the term. If the guy is your franchise player and cares about the team, he should meet you in the middle. Take the crazy dollars for a 3 or 4 year period and we can do this again at the end, or get this off your plate and take an 8 year deal that doesn't make you a boat anchor financially for the rest of your career. Assure the guy that if he gets hurt he's going to be taken care of by your team. It seems to me like the regret is almost instant with these long term deals. Look at Carey Price. The deal hasn't even kicked in and half the people are trying to move him.

 

[Melkor]

Subban signed his deal when he was 25 or something. Doughty is almost 30. As much as I like him as a player, hes not getting 10 a year from anywhere if wants a 8 year deal. Something like 72-75x8 could be done though.

 

[SML2]

I guess it's a gamble but teams never seem like they would tell the guy to go see what he can get and they'll match it. In the end I think these teams mostly bid against themselves. Who can just add a 12m player without losing anyone? More importantly who would actually do it? I think in the end it's less than we tend to think.

 

[bsu]

Won't be on the Kings