Confirmed with Link: Vladislav Gavrikov signs 2 year contract extension

[kingskring]

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[johnjm22]

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Good deal.

I would have preferred 3-4 but at least it's not 6!

Gav gambling on himself being a monster pairing with Roy and cashing in on a rising cap.

 

[Herby]

Gavrikov is the big winner. Gets a short-term big money deal to play for a team with a couple of years left to try and win, and then after that can go wherever he wants and still get another big money contract to take him into retirement. Sign for 6 years and you are at the mercy of Blake or whoever the Kings GM is when the tear down begins again in a couple of years, and there isn't another big contract after that one.

Leverage is a powerful thing for an agent to have.

 

[Faterson]

I would prefer not to have certain players on the Kings, but what the hell, he can get the two Cups here & then go away.

 

[BigBrown]

A bit expensive but they had to find a way to keep him. Two years is fine, it's in his prime and not a retirement contract which was one of my main concerns.

 

[kingsboy11]

Under 6 mil is a good deal. First 2 big moves that needed to be done this summer just completed and the Stanley Cup Finals is still going on. Time to find a goalie and 1 more LHD

 

[kingsholygrail]

If we're going all in, at least it's a short contract.

 

[Telos]

It is a good deal any way you slice it. They were going to have to overpay, I am glad they didn't lock themselves into something crazy with too much term at an inflated price. This gives Gavrikov time to prove it and earn a long term deal at that price and the Kings flexibility to where if he doesn't work out or if contention falls through they can deal him or get out from it before it is too late.

 

[Fat Elvis]

I actually like the deal. He's betting on himself and I'm hoping that he's right. Elevates his game only benefits LA the next 2 seasons.

 

[johnjm22]

About 5.6M in cap space left. Need to sign:

Vilardi
Goaltender
JAD
Kupari

 

[Peter James Bond II]

The path was painful and somewhat costly....but Gavrikov is 80% better than Chychrun, McCabe, or the other deadline defensemen. He's tremendous. Period. He was on the oce for a few ES goals in the reg season...made Roy look like an allstar and Roy vice versa make Gavrikov look like an allstar....

and EVERY time Gavrikov activated, was more dangerous than ANY KING FORWARD, not named Kopitar, Fiala, Kempe. He's a star. Period. With more offensive upside...McCabe was like -8 for the Leafs in the playoffs! Chychrun pretty much is meh and will always have injuries. Was plus 5 vs Edmonton...going on memory...while DD and Mikey were minuses. Gav is the best defensemen on the Kings....PLEASE give Clarke some time with him, in preseason.

I'd love to see Gavrikov get some PP time and activate more. He had 8 goals and 25 assists a few seaosns ago.

Hate Blake. I don't care. But getting Danault, Arvidsson, Fiala, Gavrikov (Copley and Korpisalo?) has made this team better.
Sure, he's made some blunders.

 

[kingsfan28]

Is this normal, big signing bonus back loaded on contract [ or is this front loaded] ?

Yr1-$775k base + $5.725M SB
Yr2-$775k base + $4.475M SB

 

[Kurrilino]

I would have liked more years better.
At least the resign makes the trade less of a disaster

 

[kingsfan28]

About 5.6M in cap space left. Need to sign:

Vilardi
Goaltender
JAD
Kupari

 

[johnjm22]

That's with only 5D.

If you factor in a couple dmen at an .800-ish cap hit (Clarke and Spence), the Kings real cap space is about 5.6M.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

 

[johnjm22]

Is this normal, big signing bonus back loaded on contract [ or is this front loaded] ?

Yr1-$775k base + $5.725M SB
Yr2-$775k base + $4.475M SB

Front loaded I'm pretty sure.

I believe the idea is the player still gets all their money even if there's a lockout, because the salary is all paid upfront.

And money is more valuable as lump some.

So players prefer this kind of structure.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

A top 3 dman at that rate is a hell of a deal. Any way you slice it, they found a way to secure a pending UFA who would have been one of the best available dmen in the open market.

Now to secure a goaltender…

 

[Bandit]

#wearegoldstar?

 

[kingsfan28]

Front loaded I'm pretty sure.

I believe the idea is the player still gets all their money even if there's a lockout, because the salary is all paid upfront.

And money is more valuable as lump some.

So players prefer this kind of structure.

Thanks.

 

[KingsHockey24]

So both our new guys, Gavrikov and Juuse Saros become free agents at the same time.

Weird.

Two year window incoming?

 

[Sol]

Wish it was a year or two longer but the Kings didn’t have any leverage.

 

[johnjm22]

Still probably gonna need to move out some more salary.

 

[kingsfan28]

A top 3 dman at that rate is a hell of a deal. Any way you slice it, they found a way to secure a pending UFA who would have been one of the best available dmen in the open market.

Now to secure a goaltender…

Good solid LHD are the unicorns of the NHL. Getting one at the deadline, then resigning him is a win, even on a short deal.