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Originally Posted by neo45
Adding term will get you a SLIGHT discount on AAV. He isn’t tacking on years at the end his contract at 1.25 million per year.
Those are his prime earning years. The 5 year deal with Ottawa would let him cash in on another huge UFA contract when he is 30-31 |
Stone turns 27 in May so think that would make him a UFA at 32 on July 1st 2024 - so yeah agree that while those years would be slightly cheaper but probably not a whole lot.
The proposed contract looks like this:
19/20 - age 27 - $10.5
20/21 - age 28- $10.5
21/22 - age 29 - $10.5
22/23 - age 30 - $10.5
23/24 - age 31 - $10.5
So if you're Stone what is your better bet?
Add two years at $7M at the end of the proposed contract to bring the total cap hit down to $9.5M and go UFA at age 34 - which is a risky age to get another contract.
24/25 - age 32 - $7M
25/26 - age 33 - $7M
Or is it better for him to take the 5 year deal and then try to get another big contract at 32 (or sign an extension at age 31 coming off his 30 year old season).
As long as he can get more than 2 years at $7M on July 1 2024 (or on an extension) he'd probably be better off with the shorter term contract. And at that time you will have another team in Seattle and a higher salary cap so may be easier to get a deal then.