Confirmed Signing with Link: [BOS] F David Pastrnak signs extension with the Bruins (8 years, $11.25M AAV)

[Kamaya Painters]

“I’d play for free”

Typical comment from someone who just looks for errors in a human being. And you're not alone.

Pastrnak deserves everything good coming his way considering what he's gone through go get where he is.

 

[NOTENOUGHRYJOTHINGS]

And MacKinnon should have gotten more than surpassing McDavid's aav by $100K which will have been in effect for 5 years already and look at what Mack has done over those 5 seasons. Just the reality of the NHL, vs say the NFL where each QB who is up is looking to surpass the prior guys. And the NBA, once the new league year begins, you see a dozen Max and Supermax contracts for over $40 mill per season. Those guys don't care too much about hieracrchy of players. They get what they can for themselves.

If the Player is happy with their money, that's all that matters. $90 mill over 8 years. If he doesn't sign with Boston, he'd be looking at like $85 mill over 7 years to land at $12.15 mill and bank on getting $5 mill when he's a 35 year old UFA when this deal expires.

I see two equal players. One took a discount to help his team. And look how the Bruins loaded up.

The other took the highest pay in the league for ego reasons and his team traded for the corpse of Lars Ellerson since they have no cap room. They went right out and got ripped to literal shreds by New Jersey.

The greed and ego of these players prevents them from forming a winning team.

 

[Mark Stones Spleen]

This GM has 28 hours in their day.

 

[Holy Slapshot]

Underpayment.

 

[Nico Cauzuki]

Stud

 

[Regal]

I see two equal players. One took a discount to help his team. And look how the Bruins loaded up.

The other took the highest pay in the league for ego reasons and his team traded for the corpse of Lars Ellerson since they have no cap room. They went right out and got ripped to literal shreds by New Jersey.

The greed and ego of these players prevents them from forming a winning team.

That’s the first problem

 

[TS Quint]

just don't see NHLers jumping past one another to reset the bar. In the NFL is Lamar Jackson better than Mahomes? No. But, that's not stopping him from trying to secure a bigger contract than him. Ditto for Watson last year.

NHLers for the most part, rarely push the envelope at the top of the pay scale.

the top of the NHL pay scale doesn’t bring home championships.

 

[Bfan14]

Doubt it, that is Matthews/MacKinnon level of ch%

Hes been every bit as good as Mackinnon has ever been this season, while also being one of the only top UFAs available. He would have easily got $12M

 

[BourqueFromORRk4277]

What? He and Rantanen have basically identical ppg, and Rantanens deal just 3 years ago was just 9.25 mil.

Isn't it 4 years ago? Rantanen's contract started in the 19-20 season while Pasta's will kick in for 23-24.

 

[TS Quint]

Cap is going up to 87-88 though

11.25 is the new 8-9m. The next generation of Crosby/Mcdavid will be making 13-14m+

To save your bad math and go by cap%. This contract puts him just ahead of Marner at 12th highest.

 

[Enoch]

Good deal.

 

[Holls Blackmail]

A lot of money and term for a guy with no Cs next year.

 

[VinikToWinIt]

Hefty, but well deserved - I'd call this a fair deal for both sides.

 

[Voight]

They got their moneys worth and then some on the last deal, good for him to cash in.

Drafting him in the late 1st round was a great parting gift from Chia.

 

[34]

Amazing player worry every penny. The guy is a winner.

 

[Voight]

Easily a multi million dollar discount.

Debatable - highest paid guys (two of the best players in the league) are at $12.5mn & $12.6mn respectively.

 

[KillerMillerTime]

Whooooaaaa Pasta!!!

Love to see it, good dude

Seems like a good deal for both sides but not sure it leaves money to resign Hathaway so no idea what the Don is doing there.

Lol, if your worrying about Hathaway when determining #88 contract.

 

[Throw More Waffles]

To save your bad math and go by cap%. This contract puts him just ahead of Marner at 12th highest.

But Pastrnak never actually is that cap percentage. We should use cap percentage for when his contract starts. Which we don't know yet.

Regardless, Pastrnak definitely took a discount here. Big time.

 

[TS Quint]

Isn't it 4 years ago? Rantanen's contract started in the 19-20 season while Pasta's will kick in for 23-24.

Pasta 13.64%CH
Rantenen 11.35%CH

 

[AllDay28]

I love how the nhl and their stupid media have groomed the fans to think a player making 11m who deserves more, is somehow a bad thing.

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

“I’d play for free”

For being second in the NHL in goals and in the second tier of elite players after McDavid he certainly could have chased a much higher salary.

 

[bb_fan]

To save your bad math and go by cap%. This contract puts him just ahead of Marner at 12th highest.

So based on your good math. What cap number are you using to come up with that %?

 

[CapspaceKiller]

Boston routinely signing guys to good deals, goddammit

 

[frankiess]

I see two equal players. One took a discount to help his team. And look how the Bruins loaded up.

The other took the highest pay in the league for ego reasons and his team traded for the corpse of Lars Ellerson since they have no cap room. They went right out and got ripped to literal shreds by New Jersey.

The greed and ego of these players prevents them from forming a winning team.

''The greed and ego of these players prevents them from forming a winning team.''
If you want a player to take less than he can get so you, a fan, can be happy, then you are the greedy one. The players work their whole life for this moment and you want them to make you happy.

 

[jetsforever]

Deserved deal but still quite a bit
Hope we can use this to keep Dubois' next AAV down since he's not nearly as good