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Hugh Jahrmes · 07-14-2015, 09:04 AM

Everyone is freaking out using Chara as an example. This would be 9 years from now guys.

What was the cap 9 years ago?
Let's project 84M for the final year which to me is conservative..
What was 8% of the cap 9 years ago?

Edit: Maybe "going with the gut" here would end in a train wreck, but I just don't see Gio as someone who has the type of mileage on him that Chara currently does. IMO he has a lot of gas left in the tank, and the way were fleshing the roster out around him should allow him to, you know, not have to carry the team the way he did for the majority of this season.

End of the day though, say we take 3 years off of that deal. Players aren't stupid; he's looking at total dollars to set his family and future generations up to never have to "need" anything. Assuming he was willing to take a reduced offer - 39M over 5 years, now his cap hit balloons to 7.8 which, again JMO, puts a mark up for other guys to compare their contracts to relative to their impact in a few years.

In 7,8,9 years, 6.75M is nowhere near elite money and if anyone wants to debate that I'd love to hear your reasoning.

07-14-2015, 09:04 AM	#699
Hugh Jahrmes Powerplay Quarterback Join Date: Nov 2010 Exp:	Giordano Extension. Kypreos: Starting point is $72 million over 8 years Everyone is freaking out using Chara as an example. This would be 9 years from now guys. What was the cap 9 years ago? Let's project 84M for the final year which to me is conservative.. What was 8% of the cap 9 years ago? Edit: Maybe "going with the gut" here would end in a train wreck, but I just don't see Gio as someone who has the type of mileage on him that Chara currently does. IMO he has a lot of gas left in the tank, and the way were fleshing the roster out around him should allow him to, you know, not have to carry the team the way he did for the majority of this season. End of the day though, say we take 3 years off of that deal. Players aren't stupid; he's looking at total dollars to set his family and future generations up to never have to "need" anything. Assuming he was willing to take a reduced offer - 39M over 5 years, now his cap hit balloons to 7.8 which, again JMO, puts a mark up for other guys to compare their contracts to relative to their impact in a few years. In 7,8,9 years, 6.75M is nowhere near elite money and if anyone wants to debate that I'd love to hear your reasoning. __________________ Long time listener, first time caller. Last edited by Hugh Jahrmes; 07-14-2015 at 09:09 AM.