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Keep Whining
- Jan 6, 2017
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I think if I was Sakic I would reward MacKinnon this year. Keep him happy. We have the money. Rework his contract for 9.5m a year. Add a few years also. Then that also sets a precedent for Rantanen contract talks. Give him 10 years at 8.5 per.
MacKinnon has to be the highest paid player on the team and things will play off that.
MacKinnon- 3m a year raise to 9.3m per
Rantanen- 10 years, 85m
Barrie- 5 years, 37.5m (top 10 $$ for dmen)
Zadorov- 5 years, 25m
We need to keep this young core.
I believe contracts can only be renegotiated in the final year (after July 01st).
For example, Barrie will be entering his final season. AVs cannot offer another deal until after July 01st. If they want to trade him prior to the draft, the trading team unofficially could be allowed to discuss terms beforehand. Rants/Zadorov are in their final season and can be negotiated now.
Mackinnon is locked into a multi-year deal and cannot be renegotiated until July 01st, 2022.