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Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe
I am actually surprised it was that 'low'.
You have to remember what the real dollars defencemen are making in the NHL today. Those front-loaded, long-term contracts with the extra years tacked onto the end to bring the average down are a thing of the past. It is useless to compare Gio's average to the averages of Weber, Suter, Keith, etc.
You have to compare their actual salaries now for any sort of a comparison to be made. 9 million for Giordano when those guys are getting 12? Doesn't seem so bad any longer. I think he will end up signing a tad below 9 million, but it all depends on the term.
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Same here, I could have seen Rich Winter making a strong case for $10M, settling on the upper side of $8-9M (which is where I think he ends up; forgot this is for when he's 33 and not next year though) - for next year, and maybe the year after, I think he is definitely a $9M player as he matches those comps.
Not so sure about when he's 36 though...