[Signing] Brown 8 year extension

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Stephen Whyno ‏@SWhyno 44 s
#LAKings announce 8-year extension for captain Dustin Brown.

Chris Johnston ‏@reporterchris 9m
Dustin Brown has agreed to an eight-year extension with the #LAKings with an AAV of a little over $5.75M.

[calumniate]

5.75 AAV.. stellar!

[Ashasx]

I think this is too much and too long for Brown.

[The Yen Man]

I think Brown is good, but not 8 year, 5.75M per year good. He's more of a role guy who can score clutch goals, kind of like a dirtier Chris Drury.

[SuperMatt18]

Yikes, too long of a contract for a 28 year old who is not elite.

Like Brown but hes not really an offensive star, and isn't an elite 2-way player like Bergeron. Plus not a big guy and his style of play will catch up to him sooner than others.

Seems like a contract signed for "intangibles".

[ComixZone]

Originally Posted by SuperMatt18

Yikes, too long of a contract for a 28 year old who is not elite.

Like Brown but hes not really an offensive star, and isn't an elite 2-way player like Bergeron. Plus not a big guy and his style of play will catch up to him sooner than others.

Seems like a contract signed for "intangibles".

Well, those "intangibles" are actually a strong 200FT game. The deal will take him to 36 is, yeah...too long. But a comparable for him is Doan, and he's always been around that 5M mark, so to me this contract makes sense with the only stupid aspect being that it's 8 years and not 5 or 6, but that's just the way she goes.

[Cali Panthers Fan]

As long as Brown doesn't deteriorate the way Ryan Smyth did (lots of hard miles with that style of play), he should be worth every penny. 8 years is probably too long...for ANY player not named Crosby. If I were a GM today, I wouldn't give out more than a 6 year deal. Heck, even look at the way Iginla dropped by the end of his 7 year deal. Who would have seen that?

[GreenLantern]

50-60 point guy who does all the little things right, I would say 5 mill is a good contract for him.. so a bit above that. Term doesn't bother me, he is a great heart and soul player and even if he can't bang and crash the same at age 34 or 35 he will still bring a solid veteran presence for the younger guys.

Supposed to be a gem off ice as well.

[GreenLantern2814]

Little on the long side, but Stanley Cup winning captains don't usually leave teams. Good retirement contract for Brown, I can't imagine he'll have a ton left to give by the time he's 36.

[kipperfan]

Kings will regret giving Brown 8 years at that kind of money. Might take 5 or 6 years but I can almost guarantee they regret this contract at some point.

[Anduril]

Too long but certainly not too much for a captain who constantly wears his heart on his sleeve every night. It's not only on his sleeve, he basically plasters his big heart all over opponents every night.

[GreenLantern2814]

Originally Posted by kipperfan

Kings will regret giving Brown 8 years at that kind of money. Might take 5 or 6 years but I can almost guarantee they regret this contract at some point.

Eh. Maybe the last two years they'll wish he made a little less. Before that, I doubt it. He's been pretty consistent and pretty valuable to that team.

[jeffman]

Money is good but for that term the contract is meh. Not the best value but for a 8 year contract it won't kill them like that rask deal will kill boston

[saillias]

This contract limit thing from the CBA is a joke. Prior to this, teams would sign players to a term that worked for both sides. Now? All guys re-signing with their current clubs want 8 years, because that's the max.

[red sky]

The salary cap will be a lot higher in 5 years I imagine. Good signing. Not really a "hometown" discount or anything.

[calumniate]

Compare this deal to David Clarkson and you have yourself a steal

[Husky]

Too long and too higher for a player like him.

Hes a #2 winger who in a few years a "top 9 winger". Hes basically a younger version of Morrow.

[the_only_turek_fan]

The bar has been set. I it will be hard to get any players of his stature to deals under 8 years.

This is the new normal.

[Bertuzzied]

Originally Posted by saillias

This contract limit thing from the CBA is a joke. Prior to this, teams would sign players to a term that worked for both sides. Now? All guys re-signing with their current clubs want 8 years, because that's the max.

So you are saying in the old cba, Brown would have signed a 12 year $36mil contract?

[Erick Estrada]

Boy the Kings have some long deals on their books. End of this decade will be interesting when a lot of these contracts are in the back end.