Quoting: Leafs_and_Sens_Fan
If Deangelo is better than Trouba why should he take a cent less?
Quoting: KakkoForMauriceRichardAward
Younger
Quoting: Sagecoll
But also that’s ...not how contract negotiations work...
"I know you're better but you're younger so take less"
Is that what the Rangers should say to Deangelo and his agent?
After Deangelo already took a below market value bridge-deal?
After Deangelo almost lead all defensemen in goals and assists?
While Deangelo is nearly 25 and only two years from UFA status?
Has that argument worked for any team in the past 12 months?
$11,600,000 x 5 =
Matthews (20) = Higher than Tavares cap-hit after a bidding war.
- $9,500,000 x 8 =
Vasilevsky (24) = Higher than every UFA goaltender except Price.
- $8,000,000 x 8 =
Chabot (22)
- $7,200,000 x 7 =
Connor (22) = Higher than Scheifele + Ehlers by over $1,000,000.
- $7,200,000 x 7 =
Hischier (20) = With less points per game than Deangelo at FWD.
- $7,200,000 x 8 =
Keller (20)
- $7,000,000 x 3 =
Tkachuk (22) = Higher than Gaudreau's cap on a bridge deal.
High end RFA's have stopped accepting a lower cap-hit than their UFA equivalents.
And to compensate, most UFA's are now forced to choose between cap-hit + term.
Deangelo will probably get $8,000,000+ on a long-term deal or go straight to UFA.