List of BEST Contracts in the NHL

[dino7c]

lol Drai, who's contract hasn't started yet

[Ba'alzamon]

Originally Posted by dino7c

lol Drai, who's contract hasn't started yet

That's the best part!

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

Draisaitl's last contract was amazing.

Not sure this one ages well.

Who was that oiler fan claiming its a guarantee that he puts up 100 points annually over the full contract? Lol.

Maybe he's not old enough to know first hand how notably your body's performance declines by your mid 30s from your 20s.

The wonder twins are good but they're not immortal.

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by TrentCrimmIndependent

Draisaitl's last contract was amazing.

Not sure this one ages well.

Who was that oiler fan claiming its a guarantee that he puts up 100 points annually over the full contract? Lol.

Maybe he's not old enough to know first hand how notably your body's performance declines by your mid 30s from your 20s.

The wonder twins are good but they're not immortal.

pretty sure they have been banned

[CorsiHockeyLeague]

Originally Posted by TrentCrimmIndependent

Draisaitl's last contract was amazing.

Not sure this one ages well.

The cap is going to rise so significantly over the course of the deal (barring another COVID or something) that he'd have to fall off a cliff for it not to. That's why the "best" contracts are generally the ones with the most term - the "surplus value" increases due to inflation of the cap. Being underpaid by $2.5M now is going to very quickly be the equivalent of $4M, and then up and up as time goes on.

It also helps the relative value of current long term contracts that under the next CBA you won't be able to sign an 8 year deal anymore.

[dino7c]

I still don't think a 35, 36, 37, year old making 14M will age great...especially if he doesn't have McDavid taking away top defenders from him or feeding him PP tap-ins

Cap going up or not that is still a player you need to put up 100 plus points

[DeluxeMoustache]

Protas is 24, just entering his prime years and is locked up at $3.75

That’s up there with Forsling