Speculation: Ovechkin's new contract this summer

[DarthProbert]

10x1 to play on McDavid's line, and with McDavid and Draisaitl on the PP.

 

[txpd]

What's freaky to me is that it's only his second contract... right off of ELC he signed that THIRTEEN YEAR monster of a contract and he lived up to it... and more. (speaking of monster contracts this would be the last year of Rick DiPietro's contract, crazy eh?)

And idk, what do ppg, 40-50 goal scorer wingers get paid nowadays? Skinner gets paid $9.5M, I think Ovy will be ok at $10M. Lenght will be risky if it goes as long as 4 years, but knowing the guy he'll find a way to live up to another insane contract.

It could be that Ovechkin and Backstrom's super long term contracts worked out to easily be the best of their kind.

As to his salary, the only issue is the percentage of the salary cap that it takes up. He is more than worth every penny of his check in merch sales alone.

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

I wouldnt be shocked if he signs after the expansion draft so we dont have to use a protection spot on him.

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

He has said a few things:

• He's not playing for another team in the NHL.
• He wants this contract to end the same time as Backstrom.
• He wants to finish his career with DM in the KHL.
• He's acting as his own agent.

He'll get 4 x 10.5-12.5 and we'll be thrilled about it. He deserves whatever he gets.

 

[abo9]

It could be that Ovechkin and Backstrom's super long term contracts worked out to easily be the best of their kind.

As to his salary, the only issue is the percentage of the salary cap that it takes up. He is more than worth every penny of his check in merch sales alone.

Maybe the Crosby one will have them beat, the only other super-long-term contract that worked out that I can think of is Luongo.

And yeah that's fair for the salary cap percentage, but I don't think the Caps have the youth to worry about the salary cap in the next 3-4 years. Vrana and McMichael (potentially) are the most obvious candidates for big raises but McMichael is on ELC for another 2 years after this one, and they can move someone else to make space for Vrana.

I wonder if they'll start the rebuild before Ovy/Backstrom retires or try to milk it as much as they can like the Sharks did with Thornton

 

[txpd]

Maybe the Crosby one will have them beat, the only other super-long-term contract that worked out that I can think of is Luongo.

And yeah that's fair for the salary cap percentage, but I don't think the Caps have the youth to worry about the salary cap in the next 3-4 years. Vrana and McMichael (potentially) are the most obvious candidates for big raises but McMichael is on ELC for another 2 years after this one, and they can move someone else to make space for Vrana.

I wonder if they'll start the rebuild before Ovy/Backstrom retires or try to milk it as much as they can like the Sharks did with Thornton

It depends on how good Vrana and Wilson can be. It depends on if McMichael can be a legit 2c and at least one of their young defensemen a legit top 4. Carlson is going to provide points for years still. Ov and Backstrom will regress but neither appear to be the kind of player to collapse suddenly. Oshie is though. One day he might just go from good to suck. The other question is Kuznetsov. It appeared that when Backstrom started to slide from a 1c to a 2 that Kuzy would still be a legit 1c. If he isnt, they will have a challenge at center.

 

[ottawa]

2 x 8.94m

 

[tictactoe]

2 x 8.94m

I mean... Skinner got 9m 8 years deal.

Ovechkin will get 3-4 years deal just because he back checked yesterday against Pens.

 

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

As much Ovy is probably the GOAT of goalscorer . People saying 12.5m at his age in a covid cap are crazy. Maybe if covid never happened. But jesus 12.5m that's way too much.

 

[Kuznetsnow]

As much Ovy is probably the GOAT of goalscorer . People saying 12.5m at his age in a covid cap are crazy. Maybe if covid never happened. But jesus 12.5m that's way too much.

It's back payment for playing on a steal his entire career.

Imagine if he signed a normal second contract that expired around the time Toews/Kane got 10.5 per

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

As much Ovy is probably the GOAT of goalscorer . People saying 12.5m at his age in a covid cap are crazy. Maybe if covid never happened. But jesus 12.5m that's way too much.

Also one thing to consider is revenue. If you’ve been to Washington, you’ll notice half the fans attending the game are wearing Ovechkin jerseys.

I suppose a lot of them would also not be as likely to show up at the game if he wasn’t there.

From a marketing and financial point of view, it would likely make more sense to overpay him by about $3-4M per season to gain the extra revenue in merchandise, tickets sold, increased ticket prices and high brand/name recognition.

Ovechkin put hockey on the map in Washington and is still the largest part of their on ice success.

I don’t think Ted Leonsis would be thrilled at all if they missed out on revenue just because they wouldn’t pay the price for Ovechkin’s contributions, on and off the ice.

 

[ottawa]

I mean... Skinner got 9m 8 years deal.

Ovechkin will get 3-4 years deal just because he back checked yesterday against Pens.

Yeah I was kidding. It was a reference to 9
894 goals.

 

[North Cole]

Pay the man whatever he wants.

Ovechkin's agent:

Agent...get it, cause he's KGB...I'll see myself out...

 

[Zats Muccarello]

He'll get whatever he wants and it'll be a good deal

 

[jaric1862]

He should just re-up at the same number for 4 more years, should be that easy.

 

[Maitz]

man I would love him in Montreal, he would thrive here

 

[Bruce Granville]

12.5 x 8.

 

[CapsJunkie]

whatever he wants. I mean the guy has his own cereal