[Signing] Flames sign Hamilton to 6 year extension ($5.75 mil AAV)

[polak]

Originally Posted by Jacks

Ya, I'm sure it would suck to be a 22 year old single millionaire

Well if the stories about him being the one of the only young single guys on the team are true than yeah it kinda would...

What good is that money if you have no friends living in the same city?

I'd want to get out too.

[Gaudfather]

Didn't Petry just sign a six year deal for $5.5 million AAV? Incredible how much better this Hamilton deals looks compared to that!

And if Hamilton continues to develop as he is expected to - how sweet will this deal look in 2-3 years time!

[SuperMatt18]

So following trends:

TJ Brodie: 5 years at $4.65
Hamilton: 6 years at $5.75
Giordano: 7 years at $6.85

[Hackey]

Originally Posted by SuperMatt18

So following trends:

TJ Brodie: 5 years at $4.65
Hamilton: 6 years at $5.75
Giordano: 7 years at $6.85

Works for me.

[Ashasx]

Had a laugh at this tweet

Mark Berry @mtkb1979
@FriedgeHNIC he's earned the Boston welcome he'll get every time he visits... #keepyourheadup####### #meetZacRinaldo

[sureLoss]

Elliotte Friedman @FriedgeHNIC
The Hamilton deal is official. As reported, 6 years, $5.75M AAV

[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally Posted by SuperMatt18

So following trends:

TJ Brodie: 5 years at $4.65
Hamilton: 6 years at $5.75
Giordano: 7 years at $6.85

Gio will be 32 when that contract starts, 39 when it ends, we can't have a guy that age with that big of a cap hit. If Gio wants a 7 year deal the numbers better start falling after year 2, and by good amounts.

[dammage79]

Lower than Bouwmeesters initial Flames contract! Me likey.

[DJones]

Originally Posted by SuperMatt18

So following trends:

TJ Brodie: 5 years at $4.65
Hamilton: 6 years at $5.75
Giordano: 7 years at $6.85

Hopefully the year and money trends are opposite.

4 years at $6.85 is so much better.

[Stay Golden]

Outstanding term and number. Treliving whoo

[Trailer Fire]

Originally Posted by Ashasx

Had a laugh at this tweet

Mark Berry @mtkb1979
@FriedgeHNIC he's earned the Boston welcome he'll get every time he visits... #keepyourheadup####### #meetZacRinaldo

5'11" vs 6'5"

Keep your head up indeed.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Ashasx

Had a laugh at this tweet

Mark Berry @mtkb1979
@FriedgeHNIC he's earned the Boston welcome he'll get every time he visits... #keepyourheadup####### #meetZacRinaldo

He would kill Zac Rinaldo.

[GreenLantern]

Originally Posted by Ashasx

Had a laugh at this tweet

Mark Berry @mtkb1979
@FriedgeHNIC he's earned the Boston welcome he'll get every time he visits... #keepyourheadup####### #meetZacRinaldo

What's that? Sorry, Dougie can't hear you with his 2017 and 2018 Stanley Cup rings in his ears.

[GranteedEV]

Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm

Gio will be 32 when that contract starts, 39 when it ends, we can't have a guy that age with that big of a cap hit

It's not that big of a cap hit.

8 years ago the cap was 50.3M

If it keeps rising at roughly the same rate, in 7-8 years the cap should be around 100 million.

6.85M is not really a huge percentage of that... it's comparable to a 4.9M cap hit right now... which is less than Wideman makes as basically a #4D(and probably #5 next year). At worst, Gio retires and we take some tiny recapture penalty that should be even smaller. Ideally Gio is still a productive Top 4 Dman, and by then that'll probably be #4 Dman money anyways. And if Gio is really the freak of nature he can be, he's still in Norris conversation then, like Lidstrom was at that age.

[nik-]

you know things are dire for your team when your counter is Zac Rinaldo.

Looks good on them.

[albertGQ]

lower than Dion's first non ELC contract too (6 years for $39M)

[Trailer Fire]

Originally Posted by GreenLantern

What's that? Sorry, Dougie can't hear you with his 2017 and 2018 Stanley Cup rings in his ears.

Where is in 2016 SC ring?

[Yamer]

Fantastic contract. Nothing else to add.

[AcGold]

Wow.... I don't even know what to say. Treliving is blowing away all expectations. 2 weeks ago you would have been laughed at for suggesting this is possible.

[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally Posted by GranteedEV

It's not that big of a cap hit.

8 years ago the cap was 50.3M

If it keeps rising at roughly the same rate, in 7-8 years the cap should be around 100 million.

6.85M is not really a huge percentage of that. At worst, Gio retires and we take some tiny recapture penalty that should be even smaller. Ideally Gio is still a productive Top 4 Dman, and by then that'll probably be #4 Dman money.

Team should and do negotiate on what the cap is, and not in hopes the cap will rise 7 years down the line. The Flames have talented young players on the roster and talented young players coming up through the system, everyone million counts.