If similar players that can be used as comparisons (duchene, e. kane, skinner, couture, subban, etc) are to be used as precedent, there are 2 types of 2nd contracts for high acheiving youngsters:
1) 2 years at about 3 million
2) 6 years at about 6 million
Now if we take the salary cap today vs what it was a few years ago when those were signed, and inflate these numbers based on the increase in the cap, those numbers should be higher.
the cap in 2011 (before the lockout) was 64 million, and the cap today is 69. That's a % increase of about 7.8%.
so based on that, 2 years @ 3.24 million or 6 years @ 6.5million.
how the heck did the player/agent get 2 years at 6 million (as has been reported)?!?!
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