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2022-2023 NHL Misc. Thread

Troy Terry and the Ducks submitted their arbitration numbers. They’re a bit apart. Ducks submitted $4.5 million, Terry submitted $8 million.

If Necas has another season like last year, this is a pretty close comp if the Canes and he can’t reach a long term extension.
 
At 25, Terry has settled in as a 60-something point guy as a floor and probably has another gear in terms of production if he didn't have to drive so much offense himself. Personally, somewhere in the middle of that range feels right, but God knows what ever happens when you get in front of the arbitrator. The Ducks need to get that one done before the hearing, and also need to get Terry's contract expiration the heck away from Zegras'
 
jeffbear said:
At 25, Terry has settled in as a 60-something point guy as a floor and probably has another gear in terms of production if he didn't have to drive so much offense himself. Personally, somewhere in the middle of that range feels right, but God knows what ever happens when you get in front of the arbitrator. The Ducks need to get that one done before the hearing, and also need to get Terry's contract expiration the heck away from Zegras'
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His hearing is Wednesday, if they hold the hearing, negotiations are over. But now that they’ve exchanged numbers, they can work from there. That’s a pretty big gulf to bridge, even splitting the difference takes him to $6.25 million
 
andyt said:
His hearing is Wednesday, if they hold the hearing, negotiations are over. But now that they’ve exchanged numbers, they can work from there. That’s a pretty big gulf to bridge, even splitting the difference takes him to $6.25 million
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True, but $6.5 is probably about right ... and both parties know it. The Ducks don't have any short term cap pressure either. If Terry's camp would back off a couple of bills, they'd get this dusted right quick-like
 
The trendy thing to do here would be to sign a 3 year, $20 million contract that goes something like $4 million, $6 million, $10 million. There are ample examples of that type of deal recently.
 
That last number is always the scary number because that makes me think of Timo Meier’s contract. That last number becomes a starting point…
 
Not really though. Most players coming off those contracts end up signing for AAVs below that final season cash number.

DeBrincat $9 million -> $7.875 million
Meier -> $10 million -> $8.8 million
Barzal $10 million -> $9.15 million

4 years from now when the cap is at like $98 million, if Zegras is a consistent 70 point guy, $10 million is going to be the going rate for that type of forward.
 
That's the thing. Those guys blow away the salary suppression element of the qualifying offer with that trick. Nobody gets hurt, but nobody gets screwed either.
 
Swayman was awarded $3.475 million by the arbitrator.

The Bruins also avoided arbitration and signed Trent Frederic 2 years, $2.3 million AAV
 
Ducks avoid arbitration with Troy Terry and re-sign him, 7 years/$49 million. That also gets the Ducks above the cap floor, the last team in the league to do so.
 
I'm surprised Terry agreed to an AAV that low on a long term contract. That seems like a bargain for the Ducks.
 
cmaleski2 said:
I'm surprised Terry agreed to an AAV that low on a long term contract. That seems like a bargain for the Ducks.
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Basically 7 by 7, right? Yeah, that seems a little team friendly, but not to a silly degree. Plus, while still getting a healthy paycheck, that AAV doesn't render Terry un-tradeable either.
 
Caps sign Tom Wilson to a 7 year extension with a $6.5 million AAV. The contract takes effect for the 24-25 season. He’ll be 37 at the end of the contract. He’s in the last year of a 6 year/$31 million contract.
 
Dom Luspellcheck at The Athletic had an article on the 10 worst contracts in the NHL last week. He tweeted that if this deal had been signed then, it would have ranked 5th behind Seth Jones, Colton Parayko, Jonathan Huberdeau and Tyler Seguin. He would have displaced Nick Backstrom from the top 10. It also would have moved the Caps from 25th to 28th in contract efficiency. The Canes were 2nd on that list, behind the Panthers.
 
Are they expecting Tom Wilson to be a 60+ point player for each those 7 years? A truculent 50+ point player maybe?

That contract is nuts and completely unnecessary given the current state of the Caps roster, Wilson's age and injury history. It's also buyout proof too. The last 2 years of the deal coming with salaries of only $900k and signing bonuses of $4.5 million each season.

I'm glad Caps GM Brian MacLellan and his crew don't run my favorite hockey team.
 
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The Penguins will start the season without Jake Guentzel. He had ankle surgery on Wednesday ns will be re-evaluated in 12 weeks, so how much longer behind that is anyone’s guess. The 2nd buyout window starts today and it was widely expected that the Pens would buy out Mikael Granlund, but that may not happen now. He’s not capable of playing on the top line, but he’s still a top 9 forward. Guentzel is headed into the last year of a 5 year/$30 million contract so the timing isn’t great for him either.
 
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