Some of the proposals in this thread are shockingly low. Giordano is CURRENTLY being paid as a 2nd pairing average NHL defenseman. He's elevated his status to Norris conversations and Top 10 lists for the entire NHL. Not only that, he's the captain of the team and one of the biggest reasons for the current culture of this team, as by all accounts from Hartley, Treliving etc. If Iginla was worth 7 million AAV during his tenure and was regarded as one of the top forwards in the game, then Giordano is worth AT LEAST 7 million AAV as one of the best defensemen in the game, before you even consider inflation and current market value for a defenseman of his calibre. He's earned the right to be paid, and I'm not saying go crazy and give him 10 million a year, but he should at least be in the top 10% of the league in terms of salary.
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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
I'm not a fan of some of the proposals being thrown around in this thread. The fact is that he's 32 years old and will never replicate this season's production. Offering contracts based on past performance is a bad way to do business in professional sports as you have to be realistic about where he's going to be on the back end of the deal. I simply don't see how you can offer more than a five year deal to a player that will be 33 years old at the beginning of the deal. It's simply going to handcuff the team when their young guys require getting paid. Personally I would offer a front loaded deal for four years giving him $7 million over the first two seasons dropping to $4.5 so the average cap hit is less than $6 million so the contract isn't an albatross in the last year of the deal.
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First of all, how the hell do you know this? (BTW, he's turning 32 in October)
I don't disagree with the truth that there are players who have longer contracts that become a burden, but unless Giordano starts having major injuries that actually change how effective he can be on the ice, then there's little to worry about him becoming a burden. His fitness and commitment levels are through the roof, hence why Treliving wants to get an extension done ASAP. A 5-6 year deal makes sense, but your assertions about what will undoubtedly happen to Giordano in the future are far too presumptive and negative.
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Originally Posted by OBCT
6 x 7.75 = $46.5 mil
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This is pretty much what I would offer, although maybe 5 years instead, but I'd be good with 6.