Confirmed Signing with Link: [DAL] Jamie Benn (8 years, $9.5M AAV)

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Makes Toews contract look even worse, which I didn't think possible.
 

BlueDream

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And there it is. You knew it was gonna happen soon.

9.5 is good for hm. Takes him until he's 36 so that's a great contract.
 

MikeK

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The best power forward in the game today. Congrats on getting it done now and not having to live through the drama.
 

Romang67

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First reaction was that that was an insane number.

Then I remembered that he has been one of the best players in the league for a couple of years now. Good deal.
 

Morry83

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YES!

Fantastic deal, and I'm glad they got it done right away. So happy to have him in Dallas for the rest of his career (essentially).
 

CloutierForVezina

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Absolute steal right now, but I always get a little anxious about contracts for that much money and for that long. This contract only takes him to 35 (he'll turn 36 the offseason this contract is up), so hopefully he'll maintain his extremely high level of play for most of it.
 

McFlyingV

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Thats a massive deal, but he was obviously going to get it when you look at Kopitar, Toews and Kane. I imagine it won't be a great deal at the end of the contract where you generally end up overpaying a bit as the player gets near their mid 30's but thats hardly something to really worry about. I'd way rather have Benn at 9.5 than I would Toews at 10.5, and thats really not even close imo.
 

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