Very solid deal here, good 50-60 point player that has played well in playoffs and fits well in their forward corps. Comes off a bridge deal and gets a raise and a good amount of term, but the deal still fits well with Tampa's structure, locked in long term like Stamkos, Johnson and Killorn, and at a cap hit they can work around (especially with Kucherov needing a new deal in 2 years)
This deal is a good way to illustrate why it isn't in Bennett's interest to sign long term.
Palat signed a 3 year bridge off his ELC (10M/3, and had much better numbers) and then gets 2M more on his next deal.
Bennett, having lower numbers would command less on a bridge, but would be betting he can get a bigger raise in 3 years. Especially considering his higher potential value as a centre
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