He's making sure that guys like Laine/Point/Aho/Mikko get the money they deserve.What exactly did Dubas negotiate here?
Since everyone likes to complain and say Crosby took a discount here are the cap% for some of the big name players 2nd(or 3rd in new CBA) contracts:
Crosby 17.3%
McDavid 16.67%
Malkin 15.34%
Eichel 13.33%
Matthews 14.63%
Stamkos 11.66%
Kucherov 11.95%
Kane 11.09%, 2nd 15.22% (New CBA)
Perry (3rd contract new CBA) 13.41%
Drai 11.33%
Tarasenko 10.27%
Kuznetsov 10.4%
Malkin and Crosby's were both 5 year deals for surehow many of those contracts only buy out 1 UFA year?
Since everyone likes to complain and say Crosby took a discount here are the cap% for some of the big name players 2nd(or 3rd in new CBA) contracts:
Crosby 17.3%
McDavid 16.67%
Malkin 15.34%
Eichel 13.33%
Matthews 14.63%
Stamkos 11.66%
Kucherov 11.95%
Kane 11.09%, 2nd 15.22% (New CBA)
Perry (3rd contract new CBA) 13.41%
Drai 11.33%
Tarasenko 10.27%
Kuznetsov 10.4%
Since everyone likes to complain and say Crosby took a discount here are the cap% for some of the big name players 2nd(or 3rd in new CBA) contracts:
Crosby 17.3%
McDavid 16.67%
Malkin 15.34%
Eichel 13.33%
Matthews 14.63%
Stamkos 11.66%
Kucherov 11.95%
Kane 11.09%, 2nd 15.22% (New CBA)
Perry (3rd contract new CBA) 13.41%
Drai 11.33%
Tarasenko 10.27%
Kuznetsov 10.4%
How badly do the Leafs get screwed up if there is a lockout? If Marner signs you figure it's going to have a similar bonus structure. 30+ million in bonuses during a lockout has to wreck an organization.
I think the AM contract sucks because of the term. It just puts in perspective he didnt take a discounthow many of those contracts only buy out 1 UFA year?
8 year deals eat up more UFA years which are usually more expensive compared to RFA years. This deal IMO at least is expensive for 1 UFA year bought. For an 8 year deal this would have been great for the Leafs. Again IMO!I'm a little new to contract discussion, so can someone clear this up for me? Why is everyone saying they'd be ok with this money on an 8-year contract, but not a 5-year? Don't players usually take higher AAV on a shorter contract, and lower AAV on a longer contract? Because on the longer one, they'll get more money guaranteed to them, so they're willing to take a lower AAV?
Isn't the same AAV on a longer contract worse for the team? Or are people banking on AM being insanely good in 5 years and therefore demanding a huge pay raise to stay with the Leafs, so they'd rather have him locked up for longer at 11.6?
Malkin and Crosby's were both 5 year deals for sure
Why because we over payed a bit for the extra years and signed Drai for 8.5? Don't blame Edmonton for Dubas not being a good negotiator.You can thank buffalo and Edmonton for this mess.