Rumor: 2024-2025 Trade Rumors and Free Agency Talk | The Slow Crawl to the Season

[Balthazar]

Highest AAV in the league, 8 years, full NMC, all signing bonuses. No concession on anything whatsoever.

 

[the_fan]

This probably means Mikko is getting at least 13 mill

 

[The Abusement Park]

I mean I think he would've made more in the NHL, even playing for league minimum. Switzerland isn't exactly cheap, and while the clubs pay good in European pro hockey standards, the salaries in Europe are nothing like in the NHL.

All that said, he's going to be playing in a big role (unlike in the NHL), less games, shorter distances, Switzerland is a beautiful country and quite high up there of places where people would probably love to live. And going back home is half day's drive instead of flying for a day across the pond.

I mean there’s a decent chance he’ll be making like 4-600k in Switzerland. Chances are he doesn’t make the NHL and he is making similar at best money in a far worse place to live

 

[henchman21]

I’d bet Zadina’s deal is around 300k. Which is probably more than he’d make in NA this year after all taxes and such (doubt he’d get a 1 way deal).

 

[AvsCOL]

Bouchard will be the interesting one. If they wait and he puts up another point per game season, the comparables are much more in the $10-11mil range for 8 years when accounting for cap increase. Add in that Edmonton probably needs to include trade protection for these contracts because it isn't an ideal location. Good chance they have $40mil committed to three guys.

 

[GirardSpinorama]

This probably means Mikko is getting at least 13 mill

No chance. Hes not going above the Mack cap. I would say Mack's gap to Mikko is even greater today than it was back when Mikko signed his current deal..

 

[Balthazar]

I’d bet Zadina’s deal is around 300k. Which is probably more than he’d make in NA this year after all taxes and such (doubt he’d get a 1 way deal).

Still a colossal financial loss just for betting on himself.

 

[henchman21]

Still a colossal financial loss just for betting on himself.

Yeah, even at that time I thought him doing that was a dumb financial move. He'll probably have a nice career in Europe, but he won't ever be whole from that move.

 

[Ararana]

This probably means Mikko is getting at least 13 mill

I'm torn between

1 - There's no way Mikko takes anything under 13
2 - There's no way the Avs pay Mikko more than MacKinnon

I guess there's still a chance for both of those things to turn out true.

 

[henchman21]

If Mikko really wants 13+, he can get it... and all he has to do is be patient. The Avs would eventually give in and pay him. If not, there's a number of teams that will pay him high 13s on the open market. Players of his ilk don't hit UFA very often and when they do, half the league tries to sign them.

 

[Ararana]

If Mikko really wants 13+, he can get it... and all he has to do is be patient. The Avs would eventually give in and pay him. If not, there's a number of teams that will pay him high 13s on the open market. Players of his ilk don't hit UFA very often and when they do, half the league tries to sign them.

I just want the chaos of Mikko and Marner hitting the market at the same time.

 

[Mighty Makar]

If Rants wants $13M, trade him.

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

No chance. Hes not going above the Mack cap. I would say Mack's gap to Mikko is even greater today than it was back when Mikko signed his current deal..

I agree with this

 

[missionAvs]

Lorentz PTO to the Leafs. I thought he was good on the Cats. Would have been nice to have him on our 4th line.

 

[Hasbro]

I mean there’s a decent chance he’ll be making like 4-600k in Switzerland. Chances are he doesn’t make the NHL and he is making similar at best money in a far worse place to live

Namely Detroit.

 

[Mighty Makar]

Barrie’s trying out with the Flames.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Barrie’s trying out with the Flames.

 

[Linds]

What if Mikko gets 12.5m ×8 ?

 

[the_fan]

No chance. Hes not going above the Mack cap. I would say Mack's gap to Mikko is even greater today than it was back when Mikko signed his current deal..

Why not? Draisaitl just got above McDavid cap

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

Why not? Draisaitl just got above McDavid cap

But that’s with them knowing that McDavid is going to get whatever he wants next year. MacK is locked in long term

 

[chet1926]

This probably means Mikko is getting at least 13 mill

He literally has no argument, to reach that number.

Draisaitl got 14M because he has 5 100+pts seasons and a 6th where he easily would have had 100+ has it not been a shortened season. Throw in 3 50+ goal seasons and 3 60+ assist seasons. Not to mention the whole Canada tax issue, where they get taxed more so their contacts are generally higher to accommodate.

Rants has 2 100+ pts seasons, 1 50+ goal season and 1 60+ assist season.

Rants will get the Pasta contract with inflation. I'd guess somewhere in the 11.5-12M range.

 

[henchman21]

He literally has no argument, to reach that number.

Draisaitl got 14M because he has 5 100+pts seasons and a 6th where he easily would have had 100+ has it not been a shortened season. Throw in 3 50+ goal seasons and 3 60+ assist seasons. Not to mention the whole Canada tax issue, where they get taxed more so their contacts are generally higher to accommodate.

Rants has 2 100+ pts seasons, 1 50+ goal season and 1 60+ assist season.

Rants will get the Pasta contract with inflation. I'd guess somewhere in the 11.5-12M range.

The Pasta contract with inflation is 12.5. The Bread contract with inflation is 13.1m. There’s an argument for 13. Just a matter of if Rants wants to push it.

 

[RoyIsALegend]

The Avs have no choice but to re-sign Rantanen. He will get what he wants or very close to it.

No package of futures in a trade gives us a better chance of winning in our rapidly closing window… and you can’t let him walk. Period.

 

[Ararana]

The Avs have no choice but to re-sign Rantanen. He will get what he wants or very close to it.

No package of futures in a trade gives us a better chance of winning in our rapidly closing window… and you can’t let him walk. Period.

That's what people tell themselves to justify decisions they know they shouldn't make.

 

[ABasin]

He literally has no argument, to reach that number.

Draisaitl got 14M because he has 5 100+pts seasons and a 6th where he easily would have had 100+ has it not been a shortened season. Throw in 3 50+ goal seasons and 3 60+ assist seasons. Not to mention the whole Canada tax issue, where they get taxed more so their contacts are generally higher to accommodate.

Rants has 2 100+ pts seasons, 1 50+ goal season and 1 60+ assist season.

Rants will get the Pasta contract with inflation. I'd guess somewhere in the 11.5-12M range.

One can easily be led astray by using arbitrary cutoff point numbers as absolute guages of success - 100 point season, 50 goal season, etc.

For example, if Player A has two 50 goal seasons, and Player B has zero 50 goal seasons, Player A is much better on the Chet scale, ya?

But what if I told you that Player B has ten 49 goal seasons? Who’s the better player now?

Bottom line: over the past 5 seasons cumulatively, Rantanen is 6th highest in the league in goals, and 9th in points. Rantanen is also over a ppg in playoff scoring 6 seasons in a row.

He’s scoring top 6/top 9 in the league. He’s going to get paid top 6/top 9 in the league. Period. Probably higher than that, given when he’s signing his next contract.

Rantanen may not get paid exactly equal to the top centers, but he’ll be close. He’ll certainly get paid at the top of the list for wings.