Kings News: Kings Re-sign Dustin Brown, 8 Years, $5.75M AAV

[moosehead81]

8 years seems a little long but down the road, assuming there's no no trade/no movement clause, Brown could be a valuable asset should the team wish to go in a different direction. Good thing it's not the Flyers cause they would then either trade you or buy you out within 2years. Hopefully Brown can sustain 8 hard years given his style of play.

 

[driller1]

As far as I know, front-loading under the new CBA is not like it used to be so I don't think there would be any serious recapture penalties.

Front-loading it is better in the event the Kings wanted to move him near the end of the deal to a team trying to reach the cap floor since the real dollars aren't as high. That being said, there probably isn't much variance between the last year and the first year anyways.

Man was underpaid for a long time and could have cashed in huge as a UFA. I don't think anybody should complain about this deal. It's also great to get it done before the season starts.

Nope, players who retire early have the signing team subject to recapture penalties. I can't do the math now, but teams still face a cap hit for the rest of the contract.

The Devils, for example, face $250,000 for the next 12 years. Not much, because Kovalchuk retired before the bulk of his contract was paid. A couple years later, and it would have gone up to $4 million.

Granted, there's always a buyout, but I'd rather not face any cap hit for a player off the roster.

Chris Johnston ‏@reporterchris 27m
Dustin Brown's #LAKings contract breakdown: $7.25M, $7.25M, $7M, $6.5M, $5.5M, $5.5M, $4M and $4M.

I am no CBA expert, so correct me if I am wrong.

1) Even if Brown gets hurt, he would not retire; rather, just sit back and enjoy his pay checks like Pronger and Lappy. Kings would put him on LTIR and effectively it would not impact our cap situation.

2) If he did retire, the cap hit would be the difference between the actual amount paid and the AAV spread over several years. For example, Brown's first year salary is $7.25 and his AAV is $5.75. If Brown pulled a Kovy and retired after year 1, the Kings would need to "make-up" $1.5 million in future cap space because that is how much the Kings saved by "front loading" the contract

 

[KopitarFAN]

Dennis Bernstein ‏@DennisTFP 1m
Kings Dean Lombardi confirms limited NTC in Dustin Brown extension. Hearing final numbers 47M/8.

 

[Whiskeypete]

put that speculation to rest of DB wearing another jersey to rest. he earned it, the term is a bit longer than expected, but the AAV is damn good imo. the only concern is his body holding up to his style of play.

23 will be the next to hang in the rafters, next to 20 down the road

 

[DocWest]

Brown completely deserves it. I am so happy that we're going to have him lead us for the next eight years. Dude embodies everything that it means to be a King.

 

[deeshamrock]

Good for the Kings. DL's goal is to keep his core together for as long as possible, and how many times has Dustin Brown said over the last year and a half how special this group is, as recently as the WCF when he said because of the guys in that room, they're never out of a game or series, how much they care for each other and play that way. And you can see that in each of the leaders.
Good for the Kings, the fans and the players.

Good for the future of the Cups that will be won in LA, starting next June.

 

[Steve Zissou]

This is a good day for Kings fans, Blues fans.... not so much.

 

[Reclamation Project]

 

[Puck U]

#23 will be the next to hang in the rafters, next to #20 down the road

 

[Whiskeypete]

nicely done Puck

 

[KingCanadain1976]

I think it was a bit more then i was expecting but still under what he would have got on the open market for sure. Im happy to have Brown as a King for the next 8 years Another great job done by Dean. In Dean i trust

 

[HolyShot*]

At least his cap hit isn't that bad. He's still tradeable. Do it Deano.

 

[Telos]

Brown will likely be up there, but it will come after Blake's. I am sure Blake will likely have his name next to Robitaille's.

 

[Herby]

That is awesome. Save room for Quick and Kopitar though

Happy for Brown that he got paid huge after taking a discount the last time around. I said it in the other thread, he is every bit as important as Carter and Richards and deserves to be paid that much on a long term contract.

Hopefully he truly is a King for life, even after he retires this is the kind of guy you want to be around the organization for a long long time. Dustin Brown is everything you want a pro athlete to be.

 

[Quattro]

wait, where's Blake?

 

[LAKings88]

Glad he will remain a King.

 

[Primakov!]

Less money owed late in the deal, in a buyout you pay the cash owed, not the cap hit.

If the formula hasn't changed then cap hit still plays a part.

As far as I know, front-loading under the new CBA is not like it used to be so I don't think there would be any serious recapture penalties.

I haven't seen anything indicating that the ordinary buyout process has changed in terms of the formula, so if it's still the same then it's not going to work out the way you guys are thinking.

Why is it bad that it's front loaded?

This is all predicated on if things are still calculated the same, but on a front loaded contract you essentially enjoyed the benefits of paying the player at a higher rate than what their cap hit dictates, which allows you to stay under the salary cap ceiling and offer the player more cash upfront to entice them to join your organization.

So it bites you when you try to do a buyout because when there's a difference between their cap hit and actual numbers you're buying out you get a positive buyout cap hit number.

Conversely if it was back loaded then you actually gain cap space back depending on how the numbers crunch out in the end, but that's rare. I haven't actually seen a back loaded contract signed since Alexander Frolov's deal with the Kings ran out way back when.

 

[Reclamation Project]

At least his cap hit isn't that bad. He's still tradeable. Do it Deano.

Classy.

 

[HolyShot*]

Thug for life.

 

[no name]

While I don't think the term is bad, I don't understand some peoples input in this thread saying that he needed to be paid more because the last contract wasn't good for him. The contract was just fine for him at the time and he agreed to it. Besides, overpaying somebody based off the last contract is essentially robbing from Peter to pay Paul. That will always hurt you in the long run.

 

[KopitarFAN]

Don't forget that the banners/numbers aren't hung on the wall anymore.

 

[Reclamation Project]

Don't forget that the banners/numbers aren't hung on the wall anymore.

I always thought hanging them on a wall was lame

 

[Face Wash]

In the last 5 years only Kopi has more goals than Dustin Brown for the Kings and Kopi only has 4 more goals so it's a virtual wash. Dustin has averaged 27 goals per 82 games the last 5 seasons. Now I'm not sure what that all means...but it seems to me he does a bit more than just hitting.

 

[Face Wash]

Its actually $5,875,000 for Brown. A little higher than a initially reported. Might wanna change the the title of this thread. per capgeek.com

 

[Buddy The Elf]

Why is it bad that it's front loaded?

I take it you've never had a load in your rear..