Friedman: Hjalmarsson extension is 2 years, 10 million. 5 million AAV

[WesMcCauley]

Great contract imo. Fair AAV and not much term, well done Chayka.

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[Freudian]

He's got a lot of miles on him. He does provide veteran leadership for a team that wants to take the next step, I guess.

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

How much are they going to invest into offense? A dollar, maybe.

 

[stahl]

This is probably a good example of how a contract should be. Slightly above his market value but it's only a 2 year deal. This isn't going to be like those 7 year deals where it's significant overpayment on the final years during severe decline.

 

[Uncle Scrooge]

It's not often you see deals like these anymore, good for Arizona. They basically have the veteran trio Hjalmarsson/Goligoski/Demers signed for 3 more years and then they can let guys walk when they're closing in around mid 30's.

 

[justafan22]

This is probably a good example of how a contract should be. Slightly above his market value but it's only a 2 year deal. This isn't going to be like those 7 year deals where it's significant overpayment on the final years during severe decline.

It's what you should do. Overpay on money by a small bit so you don't get screwed by term. Worst case he's LTIR bound

 

[mouser]

Very reasonable deal, easily worth that if he can stay mostly healthy.

 

[BHD]

There’s going to be a bunch of signings over the next few days, and you can ignore any of the ones that don’t interest you.

Just an FYI.

 

[Joe Sakic]

Good signing imo. Hammer is an incredible defenseman. Definitely some miles on him but a 2 year deal is fantastic got the Coyotes.

 

[Magic Man]

Solid contract for the Yotes. One less thing to worry about.

 

[Sam Spade]

Good contract if he stays healthy.

 

[Human]

It's what you should do. Overpay on money by a small bit so you don't get screwed by term. Worst case he's LTIR bound

This is all making sense, IF the cap is not a problem for your team. But when you’re a contender spending to the cap, especially contending right now, every dollar counts.

 

[Critical13]

Not bad at all, 2 years is a nice term.

 

[Slyfox]

Chayka with another solid move.

 

[missionAvs]

Solid. I like this move.

 

[pheasant]

I wonder if any of the 30 thousand posters who made terrible trade offers for him last season, saying Arizona had to do it, will make an appearance in this thread. Probably not.