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Originally Posted by Jacks
I'd let him choose the term
3 year, 24M AAV 8M
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4 year, 30M AAV 7.5M
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5 year, 35M AAV 7M
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I like these options (I think his agent maybe could negotiate a little more money each year).
You could even go 8 year, 40M AAV 5M (less front loaded, but $40M is a lot of money to turn down)
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The question is whether the $5M cap hit in years 6,7 and 8 is too much burden (what will the cap be at then?), but of course the first 5 yrs at $5M cap hit is a steal and might be exactly what you need to make a cup run (or two) in the next 3 to 5 years.
I think on the open market he could make $9M x 3 for $27M, but I'm not sure how much money other teams would risk on the latter years 4,5 and onwards. At least Calgary has the advantage of adding extra years to lower cap hit.