Not really an outlier anymore. Sanderson, Power, Faber all signed after 1 full NHL season. Guenther, at first, I was like, he's eligible to sign? But, 22/23 he burned an elc year but was returned to the W, thus with just 33 games (under half a season) he didn't accrue a year towards UFA. So, only has 1 year accrued under his belt (last season). Still has 5 RFA years left after his elc.Guenther looks great and will probably be worth the AAV given his skill level. Just kinda wild to see a player with 78 GP get a 57M bag. Two half seasons of play.
That’s why I’m kinda surprised he didn’t sign a bridge deal… but then again it would be pretty damn tough to say NO to this contract he just signed at the age of 21Insane. How much higher would it be if he repeated his productivity in 24-25?
Utah has terrific setup guys in Keller, Schmaltz and Maccelli but lack for pure goal scorers.He scores at will, plays defense, and was on the penalty kill by season's end. He's not just being locked up for being a goal-scoring threat; that he is so well-rounded in such a short-stint bodes well and justifies the risk. The contract could age to be one of the biggest steals in not too long.
I get what you mean. By playing out his cards differently, Guenther could actually make more money in the next 9 years by betting on himself.Fair risk to both sides. If Gunner continues to progress, then you got a value in the backhalf from the teams perspective
Utah has the same idea that Buffalo had when they gave Tage Thompson that huge deal after his breakout year in 2021-2022. He signed that 7 year, $50 million deal after only having that 1 great year (68 points in 78 games) and proceeded to put up nearly a 50-50 season the next year. Had they waited a year, Thompson's deal would have probably gone from $7 million AAV to $10 million AAV.
should pay attention to more than just your team. contract is little rich for now but will likely age very nicely.Why? Draft picks outside of your own team after are all gravy after like #6 overall. This guy has played almost as much in the AHL during the last two years as in the show.
So I'm sorry that I've not paid more attention to a guy who hasn't even been an NHL regular, who is yet going to be making more than 50M bucks guaranteed during the next 9 years.
it can be fine if u leave atleast one RFA year, but then again they can just sign 1x and walk to UFA. its medium risk for high reward.Might seem a bit risky in that it's maybe 4 months too early but 7x7 is basically the new 6x6. And more and more teams are realizing it's better to lock up potential franchise cornerstones than risk having them walk to free agency via short to medium length deals like Calgary stupidly did.
7m for a 2nd liner is going to be the normal three years for now. It’s a risky contract but if he stays a top 6 forward, it’ll pay off.Tough to make a call on it today, but that's a lot of risk. If he's your #1RW three years from now, that's a decent AAV. But if he gets passed on the depth chart and he's a second liner, your payroll is probably going to be higher than you want it to be.
Thats fine that you didnt know him - but to make a post saying that, in a thread specifically about him, is only a negative toward him and others who are fans of hisIt really wasn't. I legit had to EliteProspect that guy up, because
- He had been playing in Arizona
- He has not even played a full season in the NHL
- He is not a top-5 pick
I'm sorry if that offended you, that I didn't know one of the over thousand of players in the league.
I haven't heard of him either lol I had to look him up.
Is it not possible maybe some guys especially players on *Arizona that only played 40ish games fly under the radar for some?