Confirmed with Link: Zib Extension; 8 years, $8.5M per

[Polar Bear]

100% fair deal. We trade the extra year for a much better AAV.

 

[LOFIN]

Nobody had anything. Brooks said the Rangers and Mika'a brother don't leak any Information.

And that's not a bad thing IMO

 

[FireGerardGallant]

We prob overpaid by like 1.5 million. Not the end of the world

 

[17futurecap]

Laughed at Vince saying he got the number per source

 

[turcotte8]

I was expecting close to $10m per year, good deal.

 

[Kords]

If Fil takes over 2C, our Roster is pretty set for the long haul. That feels kind of relieving actually.

 

[Lindberg Cheese]

Glad it’s done, Jack off Drury’s mind.

 

[NYR2007]

8 years is terrible . I get we wanted to lower the Cap hit but damn 8 years is insane

 

[bobbop]

Waking up to great news. Very fair price. Term is cost of business.

Most importantly this will shut down the Eichel conversation and let the team focus on being the best team possible.

 

[LiveLongandProspal]

It's 100% a fair deal. Glad we don't have to worry about it any longer.

I'm worried about what Kakko, Laf and Fox's next contract will look like Hopefully we find a way to unload Kreider and Trouba to free up that money.

 

[NYSPORTS]

Smh - 8 years lol

 

[Lindberg Cheese]

$500,000 more AAV than Couturier. Cost of living in Manhattan is higher.

It’s expensive to catch and release the criminals

 

[Kodiak]

I hope I’m wrong on this, but I don’t think Zibanejad is going to age gracefully as a player and remain productive into his mid-thirties. I think his production falls off a cliff halfway through this contract.

This should at least put Eichel to NYR to bed. But it doesn’t seem like Drury was able to get a discount on term or AAV.

 

[Bacon Artemi Bravo]

Wow, am shocked he took 8.5! <3 ZIBBY!!!

 

[Richard Banger]

8 years is terrible . I get we wanted to lower the Cap hit but damn 8 years is insane

Is it though? He’s our best center by far. Our window is open and by the time he hits his 6th year the cap should be up significantly.

he also took a discount which is a big deal for the young guys on the team. Hopefully he paved the way for them to take a little less to so we can keep the team together

 

[SA16]

We prob overpaid by like 1.5 million. Not the end of the world

Yea I too agree that a fair AAV for Mika would be the same as Chris Kreider, Anders Lee, and James Van Riemsdyk

 

[Levitate]

I know some people don't like the 8 years but to keep AAV down I think you gotta go 8 years and that far in the future you just figure out how to deal with it. Buyout, trade to a team that needs cap hit, whatever
So by going 8 years you get the AAV down to $8.5 which is pretty good
Big thing will be him staying healthy. Even if he doesn't rebound on the defensive side of the numbers if he still scores at a 40+ goal rate and is a point per game during the meat of the contract that's worth it

 

[MysticLeviathan]

I'm worried about what Kakko, Laf and Fox's next contract will look like Hopefully we find a way to unload Kreider and Trouba to free up that money.

We may have to give some bridge deals.

 

[Levitate]

Again, 8 years is a lifetime in sports...who knows what the world things will look like by then. You deal with it when it comes up

 

[Hockey Gamer]

I'm glad that this dampers any Eichel scenario. Any possible trade for Eichel probably involved names like Chytil and Kravtsov. I think the Rangers should hold onto their kids this time around.

 

[LiveLongandProspal]

We may have to give some bridge deals.

Ugh. I feel like the chickens will come to roost eventually. But we'll need to be creative because there's no way we should sacrifice Laf, Kakko or Fox because of the money we have tied up in Kreider and Trouba. Panarin is obviously a keeper and shouldn't go anywhere.

 

[Raspewtin]

that’s a good AAV. a very good one. you’re not getting an elite goal scorer for less

 

[Kords]

Vince is an okay beat writer, but I absolutely HATE when these guys take victory laps on pretty obvious stuff.

 

[itsPLkielbasa]

Everyone making it seem as if 37 is old. He's been phenomenal ever since coming here.

He'll be fine.

Good signing. Now, get FOXY extended.

 

[The New Russian Five]

We prob overpaid by like 1.5 million. Not the end of the world

Considering the unanimous consensus was that $10 mill was market value, I would disagree with you.