Confirmed Signing with Link: [BOS] Bruins sign Charlie McAvoy to extension (8 years, $9.5M AAV)

[The Macho King]

Seems about right. He is far better than Jones or Nurse or anyone else that got a comparable contract.

Edit: Makar excepted, but Makar is fresh out of his ELC while McAvoy is buying UFA time.

 

[BergyTime37]

Couldn't be happier! He is the most valuable asset the Bruins have right now, even if it is a bit of an overpayment I wouldn't bat an eyelash at the term or AAV.

 

[A1LeafNation]

Damn that's alot!

 

[BadBruins]

Comparing apples to oranges. One getting 6 years after ELC, so mostly RFA years and other one 8 years mostly UFA years. How hard it's for people to understand, how to compare deals. How long those are, what years and compare those to cap. (And others said about their player type already.)

Exactly. McAvoy has already burned through his ELC and is on the last season of a 3 year $4.9M bridge contract.

He'll hit UFA at 32 years old. Personally, I think that's what makes this deal so great. He's basically been a #1 defenseman on a top team since the age of 19 and he's locked up through his prime without even a threat of hitting free agency.

 

[beowulf]

The kid has talent and potential but not sure if he has show $9.5M worth of potential.

 

[KidLine93]

Adam Fox is absolutely loving this

 

[DuklaNation]

Wow, what an overpayment.

 

[Extra Texture]

Add in Pelech and Pulock at 8 years each around $97 M total, and that's like 10 guys totaling around $610 million dollars from the summer until now.

Defensemen are getting paid. Good deal for McEvoy, guys a stud.

Yeah, I had set an arbitrary bar at 7M+ AAV, but you're right: by sheer dollar amount they should both be in there.

I'll see your Pelech/Pulock, and I'll raise you another one: Parayko. 8 years, and 52 Million. So that's at least 662 million bucks on 11 blueliners. It really was the summer of the D-man.

 

[DangleCity]

The kid has talent and potential but not sure if he has show $9.5M worth of potential.

Not sure how you can watch him play and not think he has that potential

 

[Sheppy]

Wow, what an overpayment.

Terrible take, run along.

 

[KidLine93]

If you factor his play last year over an 82 game season, he would've averaged >60points.

If you want to factor in his playoff success, he had 42points in 62games all while playing limited PP time and against other teams top lines.

He's the modern day version of D.Doughty....will be elite on both sides of the ice.

He literally comes no where close to 60 points. What kind of math are you using. His highest scoring pace is still under 50 points....

(30/51) x 82= 48 points

 

[North Cole]

His contract comparables are Nurse and Jones who he is better than. Not Makar. This is not a surprising or bad AAV.

 

[wintersej]

You can't compare Makar's 2nd contract with McAvoy's 3rd contract. The average of AAVs for McAvoy's first 6 years post-ELC comes out to $7.2 mil. Makar is at $9 mil.

Boston traded long-term pain for short-term gain. Colorado didn't.

Goes both ways, when Makar's deal is up he will still be under 30 and will get PAID

 

[Greek_physique]

He literally comes no where close to 60 points. What kind of math are you using. His highest scoring pace is still under 50 points....

(30/51) x 82= 48 points

Sorry guys...I inputted the wrong figures in excel...was 40points instead of 30.

 

[beowulf]

Terrible take, run along.

Really it isn't. Dude has never played a whole season due to injury and what not. Though it has been better the last 2 with 5 missed last season and I think 3-4 the one before but his first two seasons he missed a ton of games.

Can he be worth this contract, damn straight. Is it a sure thing? No. He basically got the same contract as Seth Jones without having done as much as Jones in the NHL and I am not even sure Jones is worth the deal he got.

 

[KidLine93]

Add in Pelech and Pulock at 8 years each around $97 M total, and that's like 10 guys totaling around $610 million dollars from the summer until now.

Defensemen are getting paid. Good deal for McEvoy, guys a stud.

Pelech and Pulock are on sweetheart deals IMO. Obviously its still a lot of money in the grand scheme of things compared to us but they are getting paid below market value. Good on Lou.

 

[Sheppy]

Really it isn't. Dude has never played a whole season due to injury and what not. Though it has been better the last 2 with 5 missed last season and I think 3-4 the one before but his first two seasons he missed a ton of games.

Can he be worth this contract, damn straight. Is it a sure thing? No. He basically got the same contract as Seth Jones without having done as much as Jones in the NHL and I am not even sure Jones is worth the deal he got.

McAvoy is a sure thing.

 

[Kairi Zaide]

McAvoy is a sure thing.

He's also been much better than Seth Jones has been over the course of the past ~3 years rather easily.

 

[KidLine93]

Didn't do the Bruins discount thing, but overall thats about market value for him. Not bad.

 

[drktmplr12]

hate the brooons but grats

 

[Sheppy]

Didn't do the Bruins discount thing, but overall thats about market value for him. Not bad.

Yeah, they did... which allows the Bruins to have wiggle room.

 

[KidLine93]

Yeah, they did... which allows the Bruins to have wiggle room.

9.5AAV isn't a discount for McAvoy lol. Thats the going rate.

 

[cheesymc]

Wow, I like McAvoy but I don't think he's in the elite class. I viewed him as a 7 million a year guy, but I guess Boston needs the next wave of core players and he is one. He is just too injury prone but at least his extension starts when he is 24 and not like 29....

 

[beowulf]

McAvoy is a sure thing.

While I am not comparing them, Habs fans thought Subban (and his Norris) was a sure thing and while he was worth the first few years of his contract that changed pretty fast.

 

[Patagonia]

Terrible overpayment by $2M per.

Comparable deal to better player Jones that played on a bad team and still outscored him repeatedly. He's also 3 years younger and constantly injured missing nearly 20% of the games every season.

McAvoy is actually earning more considering he will be injured again and the last few seasons could be ugly.