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Originally Posted by Sylvanfan
Well 4.4 to 4.7 million over the next two years isn't exactly nothing. Being a 25 year old with one more RFA year leftin July 2021 and over 10 million in the career earnings is hardly being in a bad position. He should still have 5 more years left at least come that time.
If he's worried he'll be out of the league in 4 years type of thing...than that is a player you do walk away from. I would hope he has enough belief in himself to think he's got at least 10 more years to play in this league and that he will be worth more in 2 years than he is today.
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Agreed, he's likely going to have another 10 years left in his career. He's going to have to be somewhat wise about how and when he chooses to negotiate his deals. The one year argument makes no sense whatsoever. Even if he takes a significant step forward, he still has three seasons prior of less than impressive stats. Hardly the type of record you go into a negotiation with expecting to hit a home run. For Bennett to increase his rank among the NHL payscale, he's going to have to have yearS of sustained improvement. Look no further than William Karlson.
My opinion is Sams best bet is to sign a mid term deal at low-mid dollars and just concentrate on improving his on ice play.