Doughty negotiated his contract extension with LA by himself(without an agent)

[1989]

Have you seen the actual contract? What are your credentials to state this?



Hasn't he already signed several contracts in his career. Isn't that experience?

You've used a toilet a few thousand times but it doesn't make you a plumber.

I find it hard to believe a Norris-winning 2-time Cup champion who is obviously mindful of his earnings wouldn't opt for a bonus-laden contract with a possible pending lockout. He doesn't have to worry about being buyout-proof as much as say, random AHL tweener Bobby MacBobberson, but why would he voluntarily risk give up money in unpaid salary during a lockout vs getting his cash in signing bonuses?

He lockout-proofed his contract for a single year - 2019-2020, which is the option year - but the CBA naturally expires regardless in 2022, where he opted to potentially lose $7m in salary and receive only $4m in signing bonus compensation. That seems like a major oversight for someone as fiscally-minded as him.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

WOW! COSTLY MISTAKE!!

 

[Sugi21]

Kings would be stupid to buy out DD and lose him for nothing at worst case they trade him at least they can get assets back unlike a buyout!!!

 

[mjlee]

I believe Lidstrom did the same thing during his last years in Detroit. According to Holland they just sat down and agreed on a number with no agents involved. The Wings did want to sign him to a longer contract, Lidstrom would only sign one year at a time to see if he was motivated and good enough to keep playing. And when he didn't feel he was, then he retired.

Apparently so did Steve Yzerman on his last two contracts with the Wings.

 

[JPeeper]

His contract is mostly salary, meaning if he wanted all Signing Bonus $ (which is 100% guaranteed) like what Tavares's contract looks like, he probably doesn't get $11 mil a year. He's also betting on himself not to fall off a cliff so he has incentive not to slack off.

Yeah it could look silly, but I doubt it will.

 

[Montecristo]

Don’t like the fact all these players are asking for monster signing bonus money the year they can opt out of the CBA. Feels like we have a 2019-2020 potential strike

 

[Breakers]

Yeah so did Dustin Brown.

 

[razor ray]

Nice job DD....I remember a few NBA guys doing the same thing. Smart to eliminate the middle man.

 

[me2]

Wow, the money he's going to lose if he gets bought out... at least he saved 2.6 million in the long run though

If he gets bought out he can go sign a contract with some other team. Swings and roundabouts.

 

[deckercky]

The only player of Doughty's status to have ever been bought out is Lecavalier. Doughty saved several million dollars for a slightly increased risk of a fantasy situation occurring.

 

[joe dirte]

His contract is mostly salary, meaning if he wanted all Signing Bonus $ (which is 100% guaranteed) like what Tavares's contract looks like, he probably doesn't get $11 mil a year. He's also betting on himself not to fall off a cliff so he has incentive not to slack off.

Yeah it could look silly, but I doubt it will.

He's been the best dman in the league over the past 6 to 8 years. I think he could get 11 mil easily no matter what structure.

 

[BringTheReign]

Everyone laughing at the buyout possibility is ignoring the fact that a 33-36 year-old Drew Doughty would then have the 29M owed from the buyout AND the opportunity to sign with another team.

But no, you’re right, a superstar defenseman isn’t going to make over 15M in 4 years’ worth of contracts with a continually increasing cap...

Look at Thornton, Marleau, Kovalchuk, or hell, even Lidstrom’s last contract.

This is all disregarding the fact that we are living in a fantasy world where DD has regressed so much that the Kings buy him out.

 

[bouncesonly]

Isn't Doughty protected from a lockout, essentially? Current CBA expires after 21-22 season. He has a 4 mil signing bonus for the 22-23 season. Assume 22-23 gets locked out, he still gets paid 4 mil. I see it unlikely and extremely bad for the league to have 2 seasons in a row get locked out. And the shortest term length for a CBA recently is 7 years. At worst he has to deal with one lockout, not two. All that's really of concern is a buyout. Can't buy him out cause of injury but how bad does Doughty's performance have to be for the Kings to accept 7.5 mil cap hit for 8 years?