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Originally Posted by Bingo
I'd expect we see something on Bennett tomorrow, maybe Friday.
With recent deals being signed there's no way his agent is taking this to arbitration. Copp's award, Sundqvist 4x2.5 and the crazy Sissons deal in Nashville 7x2.85 pretty much hem Bennett and his production in.
1 year 2.0
2 year 2.25
3 year 2.5 max
4 year 2.5-2.75
Just get it done
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Yeah, those ranges seem spot on.
Bennett's status confuses me a bit - I know he has at least two years left of RFA status, but because of how his first year was handled...does he have three years left of RFA status? Does that first year that we burned off his ELC count against a year of professional service?
With Bennett on Saturday and Rittich on Monday, I'm wondering if these aren't pinch points where we may see some action from Treliving before these deals are completed. Once we have 5-7M used up on Bennett and Rittich, we'll have pennies left in available cap space (+ off-season overflow, if needed), and I can't imagine Tree wanting to be that tight and getting his hand forced to that degree.