Quoting: Wqrrior
The AAV of Zuc is fine, it's the length. Therefore giving in the 5.5-6M range for dadanov on 3 years is a pretty low risk move.
we both know that's not true.
The AAV and the length are tied together. The longer the length the lower the AAV. You can't say that the AAV is fine but the length is a problem on Zuc. That does not compute.
The AAV was way to high for a guy they are now stuck paying into his mid 30s when you won't get production out of him. The contract becomes an anchor. One that should have been lower and easier to deal with IF you were going to sign him longer term.
So lets not go saying that 5.5-6 on a 3 year deal is a pretty low risk move, it's not.
Go look at the list of guys playing at 33-34. There aren't a lot playing at a 6 million value level. The ones that are, were far greater talents. No one is mistaken Dadanov for the guys I listed above.
So lets be real about it. At 31-32, the idea of long contracts does not favor the team. That last year is just as likely to be dead weight as it is to be decent. The odds it's at a great level is slim.
This is the NHL now. Guys don't play till their mid 30s. It's a younger faster game. The game keeps getting younger.
You think the guy is worth 18 million over 3 years. I'm telling you he's not. If you told me he was with something like 6, 5,, 3 I'd say ok maybe. 14/3 is roughly 4.6 million.
I gave him 4.5. I think I'm much closer on that valuation than you are. Because that last year you might not even get a 3 million value out of him.