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powderjunkie · 07-24-2022, 11:53 AM

For Huberdeau, I think I'd be okay with any of the following, but would lean to longer term:

5x12M = $60M
6x11.25M = $67.5M
7x10.5M = $73.5M
8x9.75M = $78M

The shorter terms wouldn't be crippling to retain salary on an eventual trade. Longer terms would hopefully be mitigated by cap inflation, but it's really about saving cap space up front.

On a longer deal, I don't think he'd be hard to move without retention in 2-3 yrs (though probably taking bad contracts back). If the team doesn't move to a rebuild for longer, then it's unlikely his remaining term would come back to haunt us.

FWIW, Panarin @ 11.6M takes him through his age 34 season. 5x12M would take Huby through his age 34 season, too.

07-24-2022, 11:53 AM	#17
powderjunkie Franchise Player Join Date: Dec 2011 Exp:	For Huberdeau, I think I'd be okay with any of the following, but would lean to longer term: 5x12M = $60M 6x11.25M = $67.5M 7x10.5M = $73.5M 8x9.75M = $78M The shorter terms wouldn't be crippling to retain salary on an eventual trade. Longer terms would hopefully be mitigated by cap inflation, but it's really about saving cap space up front. On a longer deal, I don't think he'd be hard to move without retention in 2-3 yrs (though probably taking bad contracts back). If the team doesn't move to a rebuild for longer, then it's unlikely his remaining term would come back to haunt us. FWIW, Panarin @ 11.6M takes him through his age 34 season. 5x12M would take Huby through his age 34 season, too.