9.5 million for 8 years.
Lol no. He's not getting 9.5M
I think 8x6 will be the final price.
Doug Wilson basically never ever ever gives out contracts of more than 6 years. IIRC he's done it one time in the entire 13 years of his tenure here. For Burns, though, he might make an exception.
I'd be happy at anything at 8.5m AAV or less. I am guessing they'll use Hedman as something of a comparable as well. So, if I HAD to pick a number, I'm guessing he'll come in at 8m AAV for 6 or 7 years. And he'll be worth it.
If his season this upcoming year is similar to the one he had last year and he hit UFA, I can't even begin to imagine the size of the money bin people would throw at him. Probably use Subban's AAV as a starting point and go up from there.
Its going to be REALLY bad if san jose or anyone else signs him for north of 7 mil for 8 years...
Why would he compare himself to Hedman when he's a UFA and Hedman is a RFA?
Burns will get 9.5 (more then SUbban due to the fact the cap went up) for 6-7years IMO
It will be a team friendly 7.5 for 6 years with a full NMC.
Why would he compare himself to Hedman when he's a UFA and Hedman is a RFA?
Burns will get 9.5 (more then SUbban due to the fact the cap went up) for 6-7years IMO
Why would he compare himself to Hedman when he's a UFA and Hedman is a RFA?
Burns will get 9.5 (more then SUbban due to the fact the cap went up) for 6-7years IMO
Really depends on how his next season is. If he maintains his elite play he'll get a crazy big deal that teams will regret in a few years, but if we see a decent decrease (say ~40 points) he'll get a fair deal that both sides won't hate.