that's the way to ruin a team's cap. pay so much more than what any other teams would offer

Provorov isn't going to sniff $9M unless he is top-3 in the Norris or something. He won't have the raw numbers to make that much since Ghost/Sanheim will hog all the powerplay points. Ekblad would be a good starting point, but Ekblad also won a Calder and had two All Star appearances before he signed for $7.5M. Ideally, we could lock him up anywhere from 6-8 years at $6-8M and even a full $8M is generous. The Simmer deal I could see, but that contract won't be given by the Flyers. I honestly can't see Hexy getting into a bidding war. The ceiling for paying him needs to cutoff around $6-6.2M max - think Oshie deal but I realize you are paying more money for less term so I understand the reasoning behind it.

Ivan Provorov should get a deal no more than 7M AAV and no less than 6 years, unless he wins the Norris or puts up insane numbers.

Wayne Simmonds shouldn't get an AAV higher than 6.75M and a deal no longer than 5 years, unless the Flyers make the playoffs this season.