Rumor: Bennett contract AAV could eclipse $10M?

[rumrokh]

Nobody adjacent to even the worst management in the league would say to E.J. Hradek what they'd pay a specific free agent while the dude is still under contract and playing hockey.

Which means the only potential source here is the player's agent. The same way it's been for basically every "story" like this for years. Not news, not a scoop, just detritus.

 

[Hollowmoon]

10m??? That's crazy.

 

[Gil Gunderson]

I think 2 of Bennett, Marchand, and Ekblad stay in Florida.

 

[KrisLetAngry]

If someone hands him 10+ million it has to be only for a few years.

Which honestly if your team has cap space and then he signs a sweet heart deal a few years later could really work out for him and the team.

 

[Mrfenn92]

Good for Sam, not so good for whatever team.

 

[Nikolajs Sillers]

I could pay that. In Australian dollars.

 

[TGWL]

That's the kind of contract a GM gives you when he knows he's being canned shortly. Spiteful future planning.

 

[frederixx]

For 1 yeart maybe, otherwise it's a failure for sure

 

[Hale The Villain]

I could see Toronto offering him 10M as a replacement for Marner.

Logic would be to replace one of the biggest playoff chokers with one of the most "clutch" players in the league.

Tavares could be shifted down to 3C where he'd succeed as he gets older.

 

[Contenderorpretender]

50 pts. But it's the intangibles!!!!!! Lol

The cap isnt going up that much. You can find other hitman to take out players in the playoffs for cheaper.

 

[MasterofGrond]

Praying for this

 

[BluesyShoes]

The only way this happens is if the Leafs step up to overpay Bennett. Because no other team or GM is that stupid. Except maybe the Avs....

Does Brad Treliving being the guy that traded Bennett out of Calgary make the Leafs more or less likely to acquire him as a UFA?

 

[BKarchitect]

Maybe the Avs inquire. Certainly not at 10, but would provide a need. Some cap gymnastics would be needed.

For the Avs to give Bennett a market competative deal and have a cap compliant full roster they would need to be the Nadia Comaneci of cap gymnasts.

 

[VaporTrail]

This sounds like the work of Kevyn Adams...

 

[Jumptheshark]

I really doubt anyone gives Bennett 10M.

Click bait.

Calgary?

 

[Blitzkrug]

I seriously don't think it happens, but oh how the tables would turn on Brad Treliving, the guy who traded him out of Calgary for peanuts is the one to offer him a 10 million dollar yearly salary.

 

[3074326]

Love how people don’t think this could happen. Look at the bad contracts that have been handed out over the years. Like the Clarkson contract, for example. GMs make stupid decisions all the time.

 

[Hale The Villain]

I seriously don't think it happens, but oh how the tables would turn on Brad Treliving, the guy who traded him out of Calgary for peanuts is the one to offer him a 10 million dollar yearly salary.

To be fair to Treliving, two 2nd round picks was a solid return for a guy who was stagnating and couldn't even hit 30 points for 5 straight years.

 

[Captain Mountain]

Love how people don’t think this could happen. Look at the bad contracts that have been handed out over the years. Like the Clarkson contract, for example. GMs make stupid decisions all the time.

I think it more likely that Bennett wouldn't sign with a team that would pay him that much. UFAs don't always take the most money, they're looking for a balance.

Even with the rising cap, players want to win and paying Bennett that much makes it almost impossible. He'd probably take 7-9 mil on a team he thinks can compete with him.

 

[Gregor Samsa]

With the cap going up and the shortage of 2C’s in the league, I wouldn’t be surprised if 8-10 million a year is the new going rate for them

 

[SirSamofHouseBennett]

Nobody adjacent to even the worst management in the league would say to E.J. Hradek what they'd pay a specific free agent while the dude is still under contract and playing hockey.

Which means the only potential source here is the player's agent. The same way it's been for basically every "story" like this for years. Not news, not a scoop, just detritus.

This i agree with. The only viable source of actual information could be the agent which immediately tarnishes the message.

Fans are eager to take on any info and that why this stupid click bait environment thrives.

Sir Sam will get paid what a player of his impact is worth but this isn’t the message that informs us other than the bait the agent wanted out there.

 

[Soundgarden]

By Gawd, that's Bill Guerin's music!

Over Barry Trotz's dead body.

 

[Patdud]

Would instantly become the worst contract in the league.

 

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

40 point player 10m a year . What's next Nurse extending 14m a year?

 

[Vitto79]

This will age badly