George Richards Sam Bennett: Contract Negotiations

[Jean Luc Discard]

Ekblad for 2 or 3years at 6 would be great.
I doubt he accepts it though.

With his ligaments and joints he'll be looking for the max contract length which the Panthers can't offer.

 

[KW]

With his ligaments and joints he'll be looking for the max contract length which the Panthers can't offer.

Zito’s offer will be half the money Ek wants and half the term Ek wants. So yeah, Ek will look for greener, longer term pastures. I’m thinking Edmonton, Toronto, or Chicago. They pay for assumed pedigree.

 

[Mogo]

8 x 5.5M$ is what I hope.

I think it'll be 8x6.25M

 

[BabyBennettov]

I want and think Zito would like 6x6…

Would go as high as 40M over 6 years, which would be 6.666 !?

Number of the Beast for Benny sounds about right !!

 

[Ratsreign]

I want and think Zito would like 6x6…

Would go as high as 40M over 6 years, which would be 6.666 !?

Number of the Beast for Benny sounds about right !!

“This can’t go on
I must inform the law...”

-Bs fans

 

[teugen]

Man if we can get Benny locked up, we'd have arguably the best three centers in the league on contract for the next 5 years.

More like four since Eetu is a god tier 3rd line center too even tho he is playing wing right now

 

[ShootIt]

I think Zito would hand out another 8 year deal to lower the AAV.
Looking at the current UFA for centers you got"

Tavares at 35 years old.
Gourde at 34, Granlund at 34
Dvorak at ~30
Bennett at 29
Frederic, Steel and Geekie at ~27
etc...
Maybe I'm missing someone. Quick look.

IMO Bennett is the best of the bunch for long term/age, talent and "intangibles". He's a good #2 center in the league

Curious to see if he truly likes it here to take a discount from max UFA offerings to stay long term. Any deal he would sign I'd assume would have a NTC/NMC for the first 4-6 years.

Lundell got 5, could see Bennett taking a 6.0-6.5mil deal at 8 years if he wanted to stay.

 

[TotalHomer]

I think Zito would hand out another 8 year deal to lower the AAV.
Looking at the current UFA for centers you got"

Tavares at 35 years old.
Gourde at 34, Granlund at 34
Dvorak at ~30
Bennett at 29
Frederic, Steel and Geekie at ~27
etc...
Maybe I'm missing someone. Quick look.

IMO Bennett is the best of the bunch for long term/age, talent and "intangibles". He's a good #2 center in the league

Curious to see if he truly likes it here to take a discount from max UFA offerings to stay long term. Any deal he would sign I'd assume would have a NTC/NMC for the first 4-6 years.

Lundell got 5, could see Bennett taking a 6.0-6.5mil deal at 8 years if he wanted to stay.

The center market is really shallow, although if Bennett simply wants to cash in I don't think it would hurt the team as much as others since we have Lundy for 2C and Luostarinen would be a perfect 3C.

I mostly worry that he would go to Toronto. With Tavares coming off the books they can afford to throw money at him and Treliving drools over guys like Bennett. I would try to keep him just because of that reason alone

 

[zeroG]

I think Zito would hand out another 8 year deal to lower the AAV.
Looking at the current UFA for centers you got"

Tavares at 35 years old.
Gourde at 34, Granlund at 34
Dvorak at ~30
Bennett at 29
Frederic, Steel and Geekie at ~27
etc...
Maybe I'm missing someone. Quick look.

IMO Bennett is the best of the bunch for long term/age, talent and "intangibles". He's a good #2 center in the league

Curious to see if he truly likes it here to take a discount from max UFA offerings to stay long term. Any deal he would sign I'd assume would have a NTC/NMC for the first 4-6 years.

Lundell got 5, could see Bennett taking a 6.0-6.5mil deal at 8 years if he wanted to stay.

shit. i was thinking he's 26 or something. i remember he was 24 when we got him. time flies.

not to cross threads but i do agree with others that he's probably the more important guy to retain. definitely an identity guy. whether he's #2 or swaps with lundell, he brings something the other Cs don't bring - he's feared. and he can always slide up in case of injury. he's pretty sturdy as well.

 

[Chino Oscar]

Identity player for the team. Yes, Chucky got most of the credit and attention when we traded for him, but the shift in identity started with Lomberg, Gudas, Bennett. Would love to keep him.

As for Ekblad, he makes me nervous mist if the time he is on the ice, yet somehow usually is at the top of the time on ice stat . While loosing him will hurt, we may be OK with Zito and 7+ mil to find his replacement if it came down to that.

 

[Ratsreign]

Identity player for the team. Yes, Chucky got most of the credit and attention when we traded for him, but the shift in identity started with Lomberg, Gudas, Bennett. Would love to keep him.

As for Ekblad, he makes me nervous mist if the time he is on the ice, yet somehow usually is at the top of the time on ice stat . While loosing him will hurt, we may be OK with Zito and 7+ mil to find his replacement if it came down to that.

I have to add Hornqvist to the top of your list.

 

[WaitingForThatCab]

I have to add Hornqvist to the top of your list.

100% this. Moving Matheson and getting Hornqvist back may have been the single best move Zito made in an absolutely insane run of franchise-defining trades.

 

[I am not exposed]

100% this. Moving Matheson and getting Hornqvist back may have been the single best move Zito made in an absolutely insane run of franchise-defining trades.

I have to add Hornqvist to the top of your list.

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