The Crypto Guy
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Sam Bennett next AAV
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bert
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I mean with the cap going up and its likely a 7 year deal he is quite easily a 9 to 10 million dollar player. Some people on here dont watch hockey they just look at stats. There are no 6 million dollar players playing on team Canada best on best with where the cap is going. Let alone one of their best players.
hamzarocks
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Brandon Hagel was
He's a better player than Bennett but got paid a discounted deal pre-breakout.
Bennett isn't worth more than 8.5M with expectation last 2-3 years of the deal suck.
bert
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Did you read my post? I honestly have to wonder. Or maybe you lack reading comprehension. Your takes are always so homeristic and terrible I dont even know why I am respsonding. But looking at this clearly you didnt understand what I was saying so I will explain it again.
'With the cap going up' meaning going forward. Do you think Hagel gets that same contract now if he is a UFA right now going into the summer. No he doesnt.
If you think Bennett isnt worth more than 8.5 million after crushing your team two out of 3 years literally watching him do it. Its just highly questionable if you understand the sport on a basic level. Maybe you conveniently dont like to identify players raising there game when it matters most as some sort of positive or consideration when they are being selected to play for team Canada or when they negotiate a contract. But in the real world it matters.
RiverbottomChuck
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Hes an interesting case where only a cup contender can really benefit from him but he will likely be offered close to 10 million by a few middling teams that want his imprint on their core over his playoff clutch performance.
He'd be dumb to leave Florida imo though. Being sandwiched (even slightly sheltered) by Barkov and Lundell isn't something you can find on many if any other teams. All Bennett has to do is score goals and punch faces, its a good gig.
He'd be dumb to leave Florida imo though. Being sandwiched (even slightly sheltered) by Barkov and Lundell isn't something you can find on many if any other teams. All Bennett has to do is score goals and punch faces, its a good gig.
BHD
Eh...
I see him getting more than David Clarkson money, which people have joked about. Keep in mind, Clarkson's contract carried a 5.25 AAV when the cap was 64.3. So roughly 8% of the cap. That would be close to 8 mill today, and I see Bennett getting more than that. I don't think 10 mill is unrealistic. Keep in mind, Clarkson didn't have the crazy postseason that Bennett is having.
bert
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Clarkson isnt remotely close to the same level of player ever at any time in his career. Claude Lemieux is the best Bennett comparison.
hamzarocks
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Not sure why your being so hostile. Your posts are usually garbage but you have your head up your ass so you tend to ignore that.
The cap going up doesn't change the level of player he is. Hagel now is a lot better than Bennet has been. He would be signing after he has 64, 75 and 90 pt seasons.
Bennett wont be a 10M player on a team with less talent and optimal linemates. The Panthers have 5+ guys who elevate their games in the playoffs. Tkachuk, Verhaghe, Marchand, Lundell, Lousterinen etc,. He is just one of the guys in a big group on a very well built team that is producing.
He isn't an isolated player who stands out come playoffs on the panthers
We have seen countless examples of good players on cheaper deals have good production then get horribly overpaid on their UFA deals which they can't live up to.
10M players are elite players and not system players. Bennett hasn't proven he's anything outside of the Panthers system.
You might be comfortable with a team gambling he holds out for 10M level of play come playoffs. A smart GM wont be making that gamble and look to identify younger options who can fit within their team and elevate their play
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Menzinger
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I predict high 8 million, 7-8 years. He's an effective player, but getting to play on a deep team helps him immensely. I was gonna compare him to Kadri when he signed with Calgary, but Kadri is actually playing really well. And at a level Bennett has never played at in the reg season.
Miro4Norris
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7.3 in Fla, 8.6 in Tor/Car or +9 in a desperate team like Buffalo. Or how much would the difference be in a Net salaries with these Numbers ?
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bert
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He is getting 10 + from someone else. 8.5 minimum to stay in Florida.
Bennett just isnt a guy HF people like as much as real hockey people.
Bobby Digital
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Bennett is exactly the type of guy the NHL GMs cream their pants over. He'll be getting close to 10 mil if not more if he signs outside of Florida. High draft pick, playoff pedigree, Stanley cup winner, "plays the game the right way".
Menzinger
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Folks said similar things about Kadri who ended up having to take a 7x7
GMs are more predictable than folks give them credit for. And it's hard to think of a contract comparable that would put him in that aav range.
I get he's a bit of a unicorn of a player, but that also has limits
bert
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Having to take 7 × 7 buddy that was 4 years ago. What do you think 7 × 7 is percentage wise compared to where the cap is going.....
Bennett is also 29 Kadri was 31...
10 million is literally the same percentage of the cap or close to it and he is younger.
bert
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He signed 3 years ago in 2022. In terms of cap percentage, 7 million going into the 22-23 season is equivalent to 8.1 million going into 25-26. Granted, the cap is going to go up quicker than it did under Kadri’s deal, but it won’t be close to a 10 million equivalent until year 3 of the deal
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Ziggy Stardust
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Bennett will be 3 yrs younger than kadri when kadri started his current contract. Bennett obviously doesn’t have the regular season track record as kadri, but the goal is to win the Stanley cup. Sam Bennett can help you do that. The cap is going up so it should be ok. I feel like he ends up in Florida or Vegas, a no state tax situation to help keep the AAV down
I think $8M is the max I would want to see, but I fear some borderline playoff team is going to overpay and give him like $10M+and wonder why their huge investment has like 40 points in mid-February and the team is on the outside looking in. Dude needs to go somewhere he will definitely be in the playoffs, that’s where his game is played best.
