Speculation: Sir Sam of House Bennett - contract speculation

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

If he even come closes to UFA, he should have half the teams pounding his door July 1 to accept contract offers. He'll probably stay put, the guy has been incredible ever since his trade to Florida. Playoff gawd

It'll be 6.5 x 8

Him and Verhaeghe making less than 15M is f***ing absurd, Matt Tkachuk trade might be the biggest trade in terms of a franchise's health since maybe Gretzky to LA

 

[featherhawk]

If he even come closes to UFA, he should have half the teams pounding his door July 1 to accept contract offers. He'll probably stay put, the guy has been incredible ever since his trade to Florida. Playoff gawd



Him and Verhaeghe making less than 15M is f***ing absurd, Matt Tkachuk trade might be the biggest trade in terms of a franchise's health since maybe Gretzky to LA

ya FLA fleeced the flames for sure

 

[Dread Clawz]

If he even come closes to UFA, he should have half the teams pounding his door July 1 to accept contract offers. He'll probably stay put, the guy has been incredible ever since his trade to Florida. Playoff gawd



Him and Verhaeghe making less than 15M is f***ing absurd, Matt Tkachuk trade might be the biggest trade in terms of a franchise's health since maybe Gretzky to LA

It definitely has been. Zito was literally born to be a hockey GM.

We can keep both as long as Mackie's cap hit stays negligible, Bennet comes in under $6m AAV, and Ekblad comes in under $7m AAV. If that happens, great. But it'd be poor cap management to give $6m+ and an NMC to our future 3C when we already have already have internal options.

Building a powerhouse team does not equal poor cap management.

 

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I want him so bad

 

[seanlinden]

With another big jump in the cap coming and the general lack of availability of top 6 centres in the UFA market, Chandler Stephenson's contract should probably be the floor... especially considering that we're 1 year further along from a cap standpoint.

Now, is there a world where he signs a matching contract to Carter Verhaege, giving up a little on the AAV to get the 8th year? I think that makes a bit of sense especially as his contract is unlikely to age gracefully given the way he plays.

However, if he's lookng to UFA, I can think of at least 1 team, that could have a John Tavares-sized hole in the middle of the lineup this summer, where Sam Bennett fits the style of play that their new head coach wants, just about perfectly.

 

[TotalHomer]

I'd argue Bennett is as valuable as Verhaege, different ways but still. I can see Florida going up to 6M x 8 but that's it since they have Lundell ready for 2C duties if needed.