5 X 6 is what I would offer. If he wants anything more then I would trade like Ladd. It's a business.
I was thinking along these lines as well. Maybe a touch more. 4 X $6.25 M. That is $25 M on top of the $50+ M he would have already earned in his career at that point. That brings him to age 37 and captain of a cup contender for the next 5 years. Not a bad career IMO.4yrs x 6.125m
Give him Scheifele money.
No way Wheeler takes that, and the 7.5m would really hurt the cap situation in the near term.3 years at 7.5 million
I don't like either of those to be honest. At 33 years old I wouldn't want to sign Wheeler to anything more than 3 years. Taking him to 36. I also wouldn't want to sign him for any more than $6.5 per.
however TNSE doesn't believe in staggering yearly salary, if it isn't absolutely necessary (lower salary only helps when thinking of moving contracts).
I'm not sure if the fan base has come to the realization yet that we won't be able to keep all the young talent here.
7+ million is what he's worth and he'll get it from the Jets. I hope the term is reasonable.
Probably cost us a Connor ora Roslovic down the road which I'm completely fine with.
See I am not fine with that as imo i think he's due to start declining within the next few years. Heck i think there are areas of his game that are weaker this year but its masked by his production. I am terrified at thought of signing him after an outlier year post 30.
In the NHL can someone even point to one mid 30's big value deal that actually worked out?
Prior to this season he's produced pretty consistently at a low to mid 70's pace. This season he is on pace to produce 90 points. Do you not think this pace is a bit of an annomly?
Factor in that his possesson numbers are in the toilet and there should be some question marks as to where exactly his game is at.
I'm not trying to run a good player out of town but you can't just open the vault for an aging player. As mentioned earlier and me one time a big long term deal to a 30 plus year old player worked out well for the team that signed it.
Except this hasn't been an outlier season.
The declining past 30 has been way over blown IMO. Its not the same for any 2 players and the rate of decline isn't either. Add on the fact the further you have to decline when you're as productive as Wheeler is I can't see why not give him 5 years. I'd prefer 3 or 4.
Trying to get rid of a good player before he declines is like trying to time the stock market. You're better off keeping a player of this caliber and dealing with the repercussions.
Prior to this season he's produced pretty consistently at a low to mid 70's pace. This season he is on pace to produce 90 points. Do you not think this pace is a bit of an annomly?
Factor in that his possesson numbers are in the toilet and there should be some question marks as to where exactly his game is at.
I'm not trying to run a good player out of town but you can't just open the vault for an aging player. As mentioned earlier and me one time a big long term deal to a 30 plus year old player worked out well for the team that signed it.
I do think 90 is probably the high end but frankly 70 point guys are worth 7+ all day. If I thought Wheeler was a 90 point guy his contract would be in the 9's.
The dip in his fancy stats and probably be attributed to linemates I'm guessing. That and the **** start the whole team got off to.
I'm fairly confident his underlying numbers would be much better playing with Little, Ehlers or MP.
I'm willing to take a chance on a 37-38 year old Wheeler. There aren't a lot of players I'd say that about but he's one of them.