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Crumpy-Gunt · 05-13-2015, 11:34 AM

Front loaded with 5 years / 7.2 AAV

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Gio deserves 9m per season. I view him as a top 5 defenceman in the league. He also is a huge part of the community and the team identity.

He should be tied for the top paid defenceman in the nhl with P.K. and just above Weber for a few reasons.

1. he has been quite underpaid for 1-2 seasons depending on how you look at his performance last season.

2. He is deserving of the salary even without considering his off the ice efforts, locker room importance, character etc. Just as an all star caliber NHL defencemen; he deserves around 9m per year.

3. He is a perfect example for the kids. He is humble, hard working and his preperation from the sounds of it is top notch. He may just be one of the top 5 captains in the NHL, not just a top 5 defenceman.

4. He has a history with us, he's been here through thick and thin. He loves this club and wants to be a flame for life.

That being said, I'd be dissapointed if we gave him something like 5 years 9m AAV.

Give him 9m next season and the season after but have the contract be front loaded so we arent trapped with a 9m cap hit in 4 years when a lot of our young players will need or have big new contracts.

IF Gio's performances stay where they are and he makes it to the other side of 35 still playing like this and relatively injury free - we could always renegotiate his contract and pay him more than 6 and 5 million in the last 2 seasons.

05-13-2015, 11:34 AM	#92
Crumpy-Gunt Lifetime Suspension Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: 403 Exp:	Front loaded with 5 years / 7.2 AAV 9m 9m 7m 6m 5m Gio deserves 9m per season. I view him as a top 5 defenceman in the league. He also is a huge part of the community and the team identity. He should be tied for the top paid defenceman in the nhl with P.K. and just above Weber for a few reasons. 1. he has been quite underpaid for 1-2 seasons depending on how you look at his performance last season. 2. He is deserving of the salary even without considering his off the ice efforts, locker room importance, character etc. Just as an all star caliber NHL defencemen; he deserves around 9m per year. 3. He is a perfect example for the kids. He is humble, hard working and his preperation from the sounds of it is top notch. He may just be one of the top 5 captains in the NHL, not just a top 5 defenceman. 4. He has a history with us, he's been here through thick and thin. He loves this club and wants to be a flame for life. That being said, I'd be dissapointed if we gave him something like 5 years 9m AAV. Give him 9m next season and the season after but have the contract be front loaded so we arent trapped with a 9m cap hit in 4 years when a lot of our young players will need or have big new contracts. IF Gio's performances stay where they are and he makes it to the other side of 35 still playing like this and relatively injury free - we could always renegotiate his contract and pay him more than 6 and 5 million in the last 2 seasons. Last edited by Crumpy-Gunt; 05-13-2015 at 11:46 AM.