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Originally Posted by FAN
Is he worth $8.5M? Is that fair market value? Keep in mind that we are talking about RFA years. Pietrangelo and Karlsson signed identical 7 year deals with a $6.5M cap hit that pays them $7M in three of those years. In Pietrangelo's case, three UFA years are bought, while in Karlsson's case two UFA years are bought. Drew Doughty's contract averages $7M over 8 years. There is no comparable for Subban to get $8.5M. At most, something in the low $7M range. Around $6.5M is probably a fair salary.
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Remember that the cap has gone up since Karlsson signed his deal, too. By about 7%. That means a $7M AAV now is comparable.
Another comparable is Keith (he, Subban, and Karlsson are 3 of the 4 active Norris winners). I think most observers would argue that Keith is worth more to his multiple Norris wins and Stanley Cup wins. His contract is tough to compare, as it is a back-diving deal under the old CBA and Kieth was also 27 when it came into effect. So it would be all UFA years. The first 8 years of his deal have an AAV of just over $7.2M. Accounting for the cap increase since then, that would be about $8.4M today. So that would be the upper end of what Subban should expect IMO.
Quibbling over a few hundred thousand per season seems pretty silly with these numbers and terms being thrown around.