MarkusKetterer
Shoulda got one game in
I would give him the Zack Hyman contract (7 x 5.5M) or 6 x 6 without hesitation. Because of his speed and versatility, he will always be a useful player and bring huge character, leadership & experience. I suspect he can sustain his level of play for 4-5 seasons, and have more of a gradual decline than Hornqvist because his body doesn't take the beating Horny does. Horny fell of a cliff because he was never a great skater and he played a much more physically demanding game.
And we have to keep in mind, in 5 years from now the cap will be at ~ 100M and go up from there. So his last 3-4 years could be the equivalent of a 4.5 to 5M player. I would roll the dice on him if we're looking to add a UFA. The value he would bring to our younger players would VERY signficant.
Spoken like a perfect example of someone who doesn't watch him play.
VO and Rust are not in the same ballpark. The difference between the 2 is FAR FAR greater than the delta between their dollar value will be on an AAV basis.
The Hornqvist contract was 5 x $5.85M. So I’d be fine with that. Or like I said the Okposo one. I wouldn’t wanna go 7 years, as I really would prefer the ability to be able to re-assess on him getting extra years.