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Originally Posted by stemit14
Great deal. Hopefully Wolf and Zary are next. Would love for both to sign long term as well but I assume only Wolf will get that.
I think Wolf will cost more and could be tougher to get a deal done for longer than 6 years. Simply because he’s already 24 so a 7-8 year deal will take him to 31-32. I think his camp will prefer to be signed to 29 so he has a shot at another long term contract in his prime.
My guesses:
Zary - $3.5 million AAV for 2 years
Wolf - $7.5 million AAV for 6 years
I hope both these players sign longer deals but that’s what I’m expecting.
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I don't think you're getting Wolf for $7.5mil AAV even at 6 years. I hope they just pay what it takes to go 8 years, personally. I'm very comfortable with his trajectory at this point that I believe we have a top 5 goaltender in the NHL for years to come, and every well could end up have
the best goalie in the league if he keeps improving.
To get him 7 or 8 years you're likely looking at $9.5-$11mil a year and I'd happily do that. Put the big money where it counts and fill out the rest of the roster. Don't save $2mil AAV a year on a star goalie by going shorter years just to spend that $2mil on depth.