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Originally Posted by GioforPM
I guess for me, it’s potentially fair, but the only thing for me, as a cheap, is that other useful older guys like Perry and Spezza are signing one year, lower cost contracts. Even Getzlaf signed one year (for a little less than this one). So considering that, plus the fact this is a weird time of year to announce such a signing, I just wonder how much they bargained.
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That makes sense.
Carter will turn 38 and 39 in the middle of this contract (TIL he's a New Year's Baby)
Perry's DAL deal coming out of his buyout was an incentive laden 35+ deal (he must have snuck under the wire of the 35+ definition): 1.5M guaranteed and I think he cashed in on 1.6 of a possible 1.75M in bonuses. He was looking like more of a 30pt pace player after ANA and DAL. Certainly left some money on the table these last 2 years, but he is also getting $11M from his buyout and has essentially recovered what he lost.
Spezza was also a ~30pt guy his last two years in DAL...he's about 18 months older than Carter, so his last two discount years do correlate with this Carter deal. Obvious difference is that he hasn't yet won a cup and dreams of doing so with the Leafs.
Spezza has made nearly $90M compared to Carter at
only $72M. Another key difference is that Spezza made $30M in his 4 year deal with DAL, whereas Carter only got $12M in the last 4 years of his front load deal
Joe Thornton made 8M and 5M in his comparable years (obviously a tier above Carter). Getzlaf has also had a steady decline down to a ~30pt pace last season.
I guess the other eyebrow that could be raised here relates to Malkin...do they have some reason to worry he won't be back?