Are Kirill Marchenko and Kent Johnson currently the best contracts in the league ?

[ViD]

Kirill Marchenko

$3.85m for this and the next two years

55 games, 23 goals, 59 points, +33 rating (second in the NHL)

Kent Johnson

$1.80m for this and the next two years

44 games, 19 goals, 39 points


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[Ulysses31]

good 1s for sure. unreal actually.

 

[gsharpe]

Kent Johnson is signed for two more years! I would be angry but you guys deserve some happiness.

 

[Albatros]

Happy for the owners.

 

[majormajor]

It's fantastic for Blue Jackets ownership. They really don't need to spend to the cap and the roster will be loaded for bear regardless.

For the team's contention window, not great. Waddell, who signed the deals, is already regretting not going long term - at least he said so somewhat in jest with respect to Marchenko. But I think he was very serious as well, and the same thinking applies to KJ. The Jackets long term would be much better off with those guys locked up. Now with the cap jumping up, and the two breaking out before signing long term deals, that's like an extra $10m in cap gone between the two of them.

 

[Big Daddy Cane]

Jack Hughes still has 5 years left on his $8 mil AAV 2nd contract.

 

[DamonDRW]

the minute I've seen Marchenko at WJHC I knew he was going to be a really good player. GMs obviously had a different opinion...

production for the money is unreal..

 

[majormajor]

Jack Hughes still has 5 years left on his $8 mil AAV 2nd contract.

Pretty much any young star locked up long term before the cap jumped up is going to look like a steal compared to Marchenko and KJ on their next deals.

the minute I've seen Marchenko at WJHC I knew he was going to be a really good player. GMs obviously had a different opinion...

production for the money is unreal..

I think everyone recognized the puck skill, but there was so much harping about his puck battles and lack of strength. He's now a very big very strong guy who wins the vast majority of his battles....

 

[Coach Reggie Dunlop]

No because of their short term. If they had longer term then yes, but for the next 2 years they are amazing but after that both are gonna get paid.

 

[Roshi]

Aliaksei Protas has this + 4 years @ 3,35 m.

23+27=50 , +32.

 

[Ulysses31]

Jack Hughes still has 5 years left on his $8 mil AAV 2nd contract.

ah hughes a huge 1 consider the term left. not better than Hughes but larkin , , seider, raymond HM. each underpaid by a couple million and lots of term left.

Ek in minny another HM.

 

[Guadana]

Yeah. Marchenko, Protas and Jack Hughes.

 

[datsyukfan]

Raymond has another 7 years after this at 8 mill. Deal looks like a complete steal and one of the best in the NHL

 

[SteelCityCannon]

The KJ contract is great, Marchenko is unreal.

I've seen enough. Willing to say Marchenko is gonna be a superstar. We're dangerous every time he's on the ice.

 

[Summer Rose]

Homer opinion that Clayton Keller's contract is a great contract, and one of the best in the league. He's locked down at $7.15m for three more years after this. 63 points in 67 games in 21-22, 86 in 82 (tied the franchise record) in 22-23, 76 in 78 last year, and currently at 64 points in 58 games this season. All of those on a team that has difficulty scoring.

 

[Peasy]

Marchenko is going to be a star (already basically is).

Coming into this season I figured he'd be a 30-30 kinda guy, but I underestimated on that. Now i think its more like a 40-40/35-45 kinda guy.

Hes been driving his line last year and this year and just hasn't slowed down at all.

He is currently pacing for 85 points in 79 games. The highest point totals ever by a single CBJ player in a season was Panarin with 87 to put that into perspective.

 

[JediOrderPizza]

Pretty good, they'll get paid in a couple years though. I doubt Jackets will be too bothered by it. Cap will be 113mil when up.

 

[FlyguyOX]

I'd put Brandon Hagel up there. I think his is the best.

Only in year 1 of 8x6.5M

 

[Pavels Dog]

Well it's a question of short-term gain vs. having them locked up long-term as the cap goes up.