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GioforPM · 06-08-2022, 07:24 AM

9.5x8=76M. Another team would have to offer 10.86x7. Not impossible. Panarin makes more (and his was a 7 year deal). Marner makes a hair more but his contract was only 6 years ($65M). But they’re the only wingers (and only 3 centres make more). Panarin’s contract has always been a bit of an outlier.

So what teams can afford $11M, that JG wants to go to? As an opening offer, this is competitive and while I can see it going up a bit, say to 10 (which would make competitors have to pay 11.4) it shows they can win a bidding war.

Edit: Contenders generally are set at top end forwards. The flyers right now only have $5M in space and a bad team. NJD has space but is Gaudreau really in their wheelhouse?

06-08-2022, 07:24 AM	#2704
GioforPM Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Springbank Exp:	9.5x8=76M. Another team would have to offer 10.86x7. Not impossible. Panarin makes more (and his was a 7 year deal). Marner makes a hair more but his contract was only 6 years ($65M). But they’re the only wingers (and only 3 centres make more). Panarin’s contract has always been a bit of an outlier. So what teams can afford $11M, that JG wants to go to? As an opening offer, this is competitive and while I can see it going up a bit, say to 10 (which would make competitors have to pay 11.4) it shows they can win a bidding war. Edit: Contenders generally are set at top end forwards. The flyers right now only have $5M in space and a bad team. NJD has space but is Gaudreau really in their wheelhouse? Last edited by GioforPM; 06-08-2022 at 07:30 AM.