Speculation: What will Colorado do?

[Junohockeyfan]

Yeah, but also with the cap going up the way it is it becomes less and less of an issue with each passing year.


Like, if he's $1M overpaid today, by year 3 that's probably like $500k overpaid.


Quite frankly, and I think we're already seeing it with this Kreider trade... Some teams are going to struggle to get enough salary on their team.

He’s also regressing in that time period and is already an injury risk. The term is what makes that contract terrible. I don’t see anyone taking it on unless its a capdump in a bigger deal or the sweetener is > 2nd.

 

[landy]

No one wants D men that size making 5 million a year unless they are named Quinn Hughes or Lane Hutson. Small D cores dont win. They cant stay healthy and its just not the way to build a team.

Youre talkng out of your ass. Every team would take an elite breakout passer and that is what Girard is. Playoff time, teams went after that line but more for Mansons inability to breakout the puck. They didnt send it to Griards side as much as possible. Add in analytics proving he doesnt get the MacKinnon led o zone starts and often facing oppositions best, plus no PP time, every gm would see the potential. He has Q Hughes like blueline maneuvering.

Im not saying give him PP1 time and watch him flourish, but youre kidding yourself if you think he doesnt get the same deal+ on his next contract somewhere. He could be on the Sharks top pairing or a 2nd line guy on every team in the league.