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You guys are deranged if you wouldn't take a top pair RHD at $4.5m AAV.
You guys are deranged if you wouldn't take a top pair RHD at $4.5m AAV.
I disagree that he's struggling as a top pair guy, but even if you're right, that reasoning shows how spoiled this fanbase has gotten. You don't want to sign a 2/3D to $4.5m AAV because you're worried that three years from now, when the cap is $100m, the you might be stuck spending $4.5m on a 4/5D.Here is the thing, this contract is not about how Aaron Ekblad is playing now, it is about how Aaron Ekblad is going to be playing in the future. Right now, I think he is struggling to keep up with top pair duties. In three years, how do you think it's going to look?
I disagree that he's struggling as a top pair guy, but even if you're right, that reasoning shows how spoiled this fanbase has gotten. You don't want to sign a 2/3D to $4.5m AAV because you're worried that three years from now, when the cap is $100m, the you might be stuck spending $4.5m on a 4/5D.
Again, even if you're hesitant about 2030 Ekblad, who are you replacing him with in 2025-26? Zito is not going to wake up one day and shit out a 22 minute per night defenseman who makes $3m.
I would bring him back for a pay cut but I HIGHLY doubt he's taking less money. He's going to want more money.
I think it will take losing ekblad for a lot of folks here to realize he has a really decent game.
He is slow as piss, but Forsling always looks worse when Ek goes down. Weegar was terrible without Ek.
Somewhere between 4-6M and it's a no-brainer. Term is the scary part, tho. And you need to give term to keep AAV down.