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Originally Posted by Jason14h
Mitch Marner got 16!!! MILLION in year 1 of his deal. MT got 5 (He structured his contract 5-7-9 and actually deferred the longer years which is bad for value of the contract, But remember he did the Flames no favors)
So in year 1 Marner got 11 million more then MT. The first year that MT hits UFA UFA just the interest on that 11 million (4 years later) will be worth 2 million (5%/Year). You think MT is getting 2 million more then if he signed a long term deal at 8.5million? I sure don't see him as a 10 million $ player.
The value and structure of MT 3 year deal was very team friendly - especially compared to his closest RFA Marner.
Yes he expects to make it up. That's why he signed a bridge. He probably figured if he became a 90 pt guy and Captain his next contract would be in the 11 million AVV range.
However, he has become a 65-70 pt guys, with maturity questions.
He will still get paid, but combined with the 3 year bridge it is looking like a very reasonable total payout. Flames just pushed cap hit from the first 3 years down the road
And now I guess are annoyed they will see a 9 million hit on the cap instead of 8.25 that a long term contract likely would have paid (And ignoring the 1.25 million we saved to build the team!!)
In hindsight, we should have front loaded the cap hit instead of a bridge since we wasted those cap savings anyways
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Firstly, Calgary wasn’t offering Tkachuk $11M per season.
Plus you are calculating interest at 5% when the current interest rate on deposits is about nothing.
Plus, the after tax on $11M is likely about half that amount.
In any event, it wasn’t likely just about money. He wanted to retain control of where he could go. Also, that control on the market is worth millions.
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