I did the cap increase math just before EP signed. Yes, there is expected to be a large increase next year ($4M) and likely the following year or two then level off to a more historical increases. So, by even the highest estimates, it should rise a total of around 20% over 4 years and between 30-35% over 8 years. A 4 year contract signed this summer should have an average premium of around 10% built in to account for projected cap increases, or an extra $500K per year on a 4x$5M contract.
For argument sake let's say Myers signs 3x$4M. A very rough calc would put him at $3.7M in today's dollars. Going into next season that would make him the highest paid defenseman of his age or older not named Burns, Vlasic, Petry, or Letang.
I did a list off CF, there would be over 10 players. Some are even older. Although a few are on LTIR for the rest of their careers.
Myers may be the only RHD though.
Myers has been lucky on the injury side of his careers.
Some of the media pundits think the cap will be over 100 million in 3 years.
I would structure his contract so he got a big signing bonus and no clause or limited clause his last year.
ALL cap figures haven't taken the UTAH move into account. No matter what has been reported in the news as the Yotes income, it will be larger, much larger and have a disproportional effect on the cap.
It also appears that the new leader of the NHLPA will have more presence so the cap structure may also change a few percent in favour of the players, pure speculation on that but it makes sense
Really good thought process there though.
Those aren't consensus at all? Actually they are probably the most widely debated on here.
Sometimes I'm not certain you're based in the same reality as others.
Yes, most posters are on Hronek.
Some fans seem to want to dismantle or dismiss the defensive corp and team/player chemistry
"We have Hughes, we don't need anyone else"
Tocchet likes them. Is he in the same reality?
I am FOR team chemistry. They are 3rd and 4th in defence scoring.
I THINK, taking the OEL cap increases this team, if wanting to improve, they have to keep the cap as close as it is now so the cap increase, what little they get to use, can be used for forwards.
They keep those two and they can fill in with cap controlled players, prospects, picks, FA's, trades.
DEFENSE wins championships, Cup winners are larger than league average players and usually have huge defencemen.
Tampa's was huge.
Vegas is large
Colorado may have been the smallest all together but even they got large humans on the backend. Several over league average.
How many posters are thinking with the little head or their hearts?
What is making this team is the defence. Scoring is good too but that has dried up and they are still in first in the division.
This group of defence, 6th in the league in 5 on 5 defence, last year 28th. The difference, Zadorov, Cole, Hronek, Juulsen, Soucy.
They need to try to get these guys signed before UTAH drives the market up to high.