Confirmed with Link: Tom Wilson re-signed 7 x $6.5 for $45.5 Million

[Brian23]

Little torn. 7 is a long time, but 6.5 is cheaper then I thought. I think he probably got over on term more then the team got over on price though.

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[Brian23]

 

[ovikovy817]

Nice deal. I would even say team friendly deal.
Next C

 

[Dr John Carlson]

Glad one of my favourite players is going to continue playing for my favourite team.

Also, in before this thread becomes spicy.

 

[trick9]

Would have been delighted if it was less than 7 years but this was expected.

 

[Stan Galiev]

I’m sure the main board will have a completely normal and reasonable reaction to this

/s

 

[Brian23]

I’m sure the main board will have a completely normal and reasonable reaction to this

/s

They're convinced he'll be living in a wheelchair within 2 years.

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

Of course this drops as soon as I’m about to get in the car for a multi-hour drive. Please don’t feed the trolls and use the Report button if there is an issue.

Glad to see 43 will likely retire a Cap. Future captain.

 

[twabby]

Finally. The sweet release of death.

 

[895]

Well I admit I was wrong about the current contract being bad

But this one is really bad. Most likely it won't matter because we won't be contenders. But if we were contenders it would be a terrible contract. Every power forwards ages like milk past 30.

Would love for Wilson to prove me wrong.

 

[DWGie26]

I love when GMBM gets something like this done which inferiorities both Caps Fans and the mains.

So happy to get this done. 6.5M AAV is fantastic. While 7 years is long, probably appropriate. It wasn’t 8 and by the time the last two years comes around 6.5M will be a nothing burger as the Cap goes up. Bravo GMBM. Well done!

 

[Hivemind]

This contract will be a mistake.

 

[McVechkin]

It’s not bad on its own. I think Wilson can age well. He’s got the dedication and competitiveness to do it. He’s been willing to work and mold his game as his career moves on.

The cap will certainly jump up. Teams can easily handle an aging contract like this… even if the player slips a bit. The problem is when they have a handful of them. Fortunately caps will lose a few of those poorly aging contracts here soon.

 

[max21]

Yeah ngl I was really hoping it wouldnt be more than 5 years, we all knew he was resigning

 

[Empty Goal Net]

Welp, time will tell whether this was a wise move. I'd rather a lower aav for the term or a shorter term at that price. 43 is no longer the player he was a few years ago and if the trajectory continues this'll be an albatross before it's half over.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

I love when GMBM gets something like this done which inferiorities both Caps Fans and the mains.

So happy to get this done. 6.5M AAV is fantastic. While 7 years is long, probably appropriate. It wasn’t 8 and by the time the last two years comes around 6.5M will be a nothing burger as the Cap goes up. Bravo GMBM. Well done!

This says “Next Captain” deal to me.

AAV is fine….would have preferred 5 or 6 years, but it won’t matter after 8 retires.

Welp, time will tell whether this was a wise move. I'd rather a lower aav for the term or a shorter term at that price. 43 is no longer the player he was a few years ago and if the trajectory continues this'll be an albatross before it's half over.

I’m sorry, you must have missed how well he produced after returning from injury.


Sure, he‘s not out there running guys all night long if that’s what you‘re missing….

 

[DWGie26]

This contract will be a mistake.

Haters gonna hate.

 

[Hivemind]

Haters gonna hate.

Homers gonna homer

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Jesus turn down the good looks Tommy! Give the rest of us a chance! Lol…my wife will love this.

 

[koalabear9301]

Cap's projected to jump up to $92m for the 2025-26 season, a $6.5m AAV then would be equivalent to a $5.8m AAV today. Not bad, term will probably be rough though.

 

[Langway]

 

[DWGie26]

Welp, time will tell whether this was a wise move. I'd rather a lower aav for the term or a shorter term at that price. 43 is no longer the player he was a few years ago and if the trajectory continues this'll be an albatross before it's half over.

43 is not injury prone. He had a knee injury and he came back last year a lot more productive than Backstrom. He will be a 1RW for 3 years and probably middle 6 captain, PK specialist the last 4. As the cap goes up 6.5M will be reasonable for that role especially when you add all of the intangibles including being a great captain.

Welcome home Willy!

 

[DWGie26]

Homers gonna homer

Yep, I’m a homer. You got me. But at least i live a happy life not hating on everything the Caps and the world gives me. But aside from that, this is a good hockey deal.

 

[Jacoby4HOF66]

 

[twabby]

Ahhhhh reading this quote is physically painful to me