Posts About "NHL Contracts"
Does Signing William Nylander Long-Term Hold Value?
August 29th, 2018 The Toronto Maple Leafs are trending towards becoming an annual contender for the Stanley Cup. However, a successful team has talented players and, for the Maple Leafs, their core talent is a trio of young players who are on the last legs of their ELC. We all expect Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner to get paid but the big question mark...
The Lightning's 4 Worst Contracts
August 27th, 2018 In the salary cap world that is the NHL, every team has contracts that they wish they had never signed. Even the Tampa Bay Lightning, who are often cited as an example of great cap-control under general manager Steve Yzerman, has found themselves on the negative end of long-term contracts that overpaid a player in either money or term...
Jets Options With a Morrissey Holdout
August 21st, 2018 It is T-minus 26 days to the Winnipeg Jets first preseason game and 43 days to their first regular season tilt. However, it's becoming more and more possible with each passing day the team may be entering those battles —against the Minnesota Wild and St. Louis Blues, respectively — without one of their big guns on the blue...
P.K. Subban's Contract
August 13th, 2018 The Montreal Canadiens signed P.K. Subban to his current eight-year, $72 million contract prior to the start of the 2014-15 season. That deal came after he played the prior two seasons on a two-year bridge deal with a $2.875 million cap hit. He had his two best seasons to that point during that deal with a Norris Trophy in 2013 and...
Nathan MacKinnon: Money in the Bank for Colorado Avalanche
August 4th, 2018 The Colorado Avalanche’s contract with Nathan MacKinnon should prove to be a steal of a deal whose value ensures the All-Star will play with a skilled team long into Colorado’s future. One might even say his contract puts money in the Avalanche's bank. What Makes MacKinnon’s Contract Important? MacKinnon epitomizes the player of...
Vladimir Tarasenko's Contract
August 3rd, 2018 In today's NHL, a team's navigation of the salary cap is critical to its success. Therefore, when a team signs its cornerstone players to new deals, it is paramount that they reward these players while giving themselves the flexibility to build a team around them. Such was the case when the St. Louis Blues signed Vladimir Tarasenko to a...