Salary Cap: Hutson's next contract

[BLONG7]

Side note - Lane Hutson / Kucherov / MSL etc are specifically why the draft & this whole “need to develop players better” is a red herring, and proof that a player either has elite hunger to work hard to achieve success or they don’t

They say, at times, you have to turn over thousands of stones, to find a rare gem....

I would offer him a bridge deal. I want the two extra years of control on back end. From 30 to 32. Takes him through his prime years. If Montreal extends him at 22 he is up again at 30. Habs be in a dilemma then. If they lock him up at 24, takes him til '32. Get him cheaper also, in long run. First two years of the bridge. Then don't have to redo him while in his prime years.

Bridge deals and star players?? Never works...................the agents eventually just kill the GM with the next contract.

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

I love Suzuki, but he should be the first one to admit that Lane should be paid higher than him. His impact on the game is already greater and he will keep improving. If we can have him at 8x9, it will be a steal.

Indeed

 

[overlords]

can we shoop laner on this thing?

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

can we shoop laner on this thing?

Really hard to find a pic of Lane at that angle without a visor. Lane always wears a visor and the few off-ice pics of him are all front shots.

Edit...think i've found one.

 

[Sasha Orlov]

can we shoop laner on this thing?

Is that not him

 

[le_sean]

Just give him what he wants. It’s not like the team has any other defencemen near this level.

 

[HomaridII]

Don't forget who his agent is. I am not saying we'll get him cheap, but I bet you cheaper than you think now. I expect a team friendly long term deal.

 

[The Great Weal]

The market usually always dictates this sort of thing but make no mistake about it, we all love Lil'Lane but Nick F'n Suzuki is the team's best player.

With the rising cap and other comparables, I'd be shocked if Hutson agrees to 8x8.

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

can we shoop laner on this thing?

Best I could do. Pixeling on the Lane pic wasn't great and didnt want to spend an eternity matching skin shade. One of those cases where an AI generated one might be better: