Igor has played almost 2x as many games as Swayman…a guy who has had split workloads his entire career, never been a true starting goalie, but that 8.25 x 8 is reasonable to you?
Saros is not at the same level as Igor and will be 38 when his contract expires, and judging by his stats, his peak years are behind him, that could look like a nightmare in 3 years.
Hellebuyck signed a nice team friendly contract at the time.
For swayman your are paying for potential. He could be a steal. He is only 25.
Saros isnt as good as shesty. But shesty isnt 50% better either. Also if shesty signs an 8 year deal he would be 38 when it ends too. Because he and Saros are born the same year!
why cant Shesty take a team friendly deal like Helly. Why must we not just overpay, but massively overpay.
In no world is Shesty that much better than these goalies that his contract should be worth 50% more.
going back to Draistatl. He is $14m starting next year. mcDavid is the best player in the league. Which contract would u rather, Drai at $14 or McDavid at $21m?
Give me Helle, Swayman or Saros at their cheaper cap hit than Shesty any day of the week. Its a no brainer decision.