I am sure there are some minor deals here and there, but there are a couple I remember vividly about guys taking less to try to win a cup.
Selanne at $5.8M and Kariya at $1.2M in Colorado.
Richards at $2M in Chicago.
What are some of the best examples of players signing really cheap to try to win a cup? (Not that I think they should, but how many times has it been a HUGE discount?)
Kariya also took 1.2M to remain a UFA. If he took a higher value he would have been an RFA due to rules at the time about average contract values.I am sure there are some minor deals here and there, but there are a couple I remember vividly about guys taking less to try to win a cup.
Selanne at $5.8M and Kariya at $1.2M in Colorado.
Richards at $2M in Chicago.
What are some of the best examples of players signing really cheap to try to win a cup? (Not that I think they should, but how many times has it been a HUGE discount?)
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That was Holland, but Bowman (the Oils' new GM) had just traded for Seth Jones, then signed him to an obnoxious deal. Nurse and Werenski were both due new deals and pointed to Jones's new deal as the deal as the standard.This......................is well said.
So many GM's with buyers remorse these days........who gave Nurse that insane contract anyhow???
Anyhow, it's a huge challenge for all the GM's...............................10-12 years ago the Bruins did a great job ensuring years of being a good team by keeping everyone in check with their cap hits.
Then came MacAvoy and Pasta......lol
This.................is what smart GM's do.Barkov at $10m.
Sets the cap structure for the entire team.
I really can’t see Leon taking less than 13. The guy gave the Oilers a massive discount on his last contract. He doesn’t owe them another one. Even at 13 he’d be giving them a break.Oilers fans are holding their breath that both Leon and McDavid do not get what they are worth
really? he was by far the best player in the league on a contending team when he signed that contract and I don't think that the Penguins would have had any issue giving him $10M plus on that same 12 yrs contract but he knew that to give them a chance to win more cups he had to discount and kept with the $8.7 M AAVI’m pretty sure the number 8.7 and the long term were why he signed at that AAV, and not “signing really cheap to try to win a cup.”
When he signed the deal a lot of Oiler fans weren't happy and were comparing Kuznetzov as a comparable at 7.75. I don't think anyone would have predicted the player that Draisaitl has become. I wouldn't say he gave the Oilers a discount, he just massively outplayed his contract similar to Mackinnon and Pasta when they signed their second deals.I really can’t see Leon taking less than 13. The guy gave the Oilers a massive discount on his last contract. He doesn’t owe them another one. Even at 13 he’d be giving them a break.
Drai didn't take a discount. He took what was fair for both sides at the time. Both sides knew the risks and upsideI really can’t see Leon taking less than 13. The guy gave the Oilers a massive discount on his last contract. He doesn’t owe them another one. Even at 13 he’d be giving them a break.
At the time a lot of GMs were pissed at Leon's contract as it set a new bar for players out of an entry level deal. It turned into massive value for the Oilers, but at the time of signing it was viewed like the Oilers let Leon just sign what he wanted.I really can’t see Leon taking less than 13. The guy gave the Oilers a massive discount on his last contract. He doesn’t owe them another one. Even at 13 he’d be giving them a break.
well saidWhen he signed the deal a lot of Oiler fans weren't happy and were comparing Kuznetzov as a comparable at 7.75. I don't think anyone would have predicted the player that Draisaitl has become. I wouldn't say he gave the Oilers a discount, he just massively outplayed his contract similar to Mackinnon and Pasta when they signed their second deals.
Signing for below market value and “signing really cheap” do not mean the same thing. If the OP was about contracts with the best value, Crosby’s contract fits the bill. But this ain’t that.really? he was by far the best player in the league on a contending team when he signed that contract and I don't think that the Penguins would have had any issue giving him $10M plus on that same 12 yrs contract but he knew that to give them a chance to win more cups he had to discount and kept with the $8.7 M AAV
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You should try switching to dark mode, you’ll never go back to light mode.
Spezza signed cheap with the Leafs a couple times.
Every single agent would struggle with what Marty didBrodeur did this constantly in NJ, he always took less so Lou could add more. His agent hated this idea, so Marty fired him and negotiated his own contracts.
OMG!!! You're a champ. I didn't know it was a thing!!!No dark mode HF is insane my guy