[killer_carlson]

Love the player. Really like what he adds to the team, but i'm not doing 9 million.

My thoughts from the other thread a few weeks back are the same. Paying a 37, 38, 39, or 40 year old player $7,000,000 is a mistake.

Give Gio term and front load the contract.

Front loaded contract. Contract drops with age. For reference sake, Stephane Robideaux's contract this year as a 38 year old was for $3,000,000
Dan Boyle $4,500,000 at age 37
Bryce Salvador $3,250,000 at 38
Gonchar $5,000,000 at 40

6 years:
$7,000,000 (2016/17 Age 33)
$7,000,000 (2017/18 Age 34)
$7,000,000 (2018/19 Age 35)\
$4,000,000 (2019/20 Age 36)
$4,000,000 (2020/21 Age 37)
$4,000,000 (2021/22 Age 38)
$3,750,000 (2022/23 Age 39)
$3,750,000 (2023/24 Age 40)

Average cap hit is $5,000,000