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mnfaninnc Verified Member Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 $14m/season on the Draisaitl cap. Wow, capflation has hit and it's not pretty. Kaprizov's agent was seen smiling at a restaurant last night. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredJohnson Verified Member Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 Sweet! Congrats to Melissa Caruso. Now make sure the team name is better than "Wild". 😳 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredJohnson Verified Member Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 2 hours ago, mnfaninnc said: $14m/season on the Draisaitl cap. Wow, capflation has hit and it's not pretty. Kaprizov's agent was seen smiling at a restaurant last night. Eh...Leon has shown himself to be one of the best (top 5) players in the world. With all due respect, KK97 isn't in that range (yet). I hope his agent understands this. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pewterschmidt Verified Member Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 46 minutes ago, FredJohnson said: Eh...Leon has shown himself to be one of the best (top 5) players in the world. With all due respect, KK97 isn't in that range (yet). I hope his agent understands this. Agree 100%. As good as 97 is, he's not in the top 5 tier yet. Now his agent may contend that Draisaitl gets the luxury of playing with the other 97 and the whole rising tide lifts all boats argument. And while that's an argument I don't disagree with I don't think our 97 is in same pay grade as 29. All that said I would bet that Guerin ends up offering 97 $14M because: 1) 97 will request/require it 2) 97 and his agent think that's what the market will pay in free agency 3) Guerin being Guerin (bad signings/ext., front office chaos, zero creativity) he'll have to overpay to keep 97 #GDS 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Up North Guy Verified Member Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 55 minutes ago, FredJohnson said: Eh...Leon has shown himself to be one of the best (top 5) players in the world. With all due respect, KK97 isn't in that range (yet). I hope his agent understands this. KK will not get as much as LD but the old saying "the tide lifts all boats" applies. The mean has been raised for everyone. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raithis Verified Member Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 7 minutes ago, Up North Guy said: KK will not get as much as LD but the old saying "the tide lifts all boats" applies. The mean has been raised for everyone. He could. If the salary cap keeps going up as expected, then player salaries will go up somewhat as well just because teams have more to work with and there is more competition for above average UFAs. Draisaitl may have gotten top 5 money, but in two years top 5 money might be $16M and you could see Kaprizov right around that $14M mark if he and/or his agent are intent on cashing in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will D. Ness Verified Member Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 1 hour ago, Pewterschmidt said: Agree 100%. As good as 97 is, he's not in the top 5 tier yet. Now his agent may contend that Draisaitl gets the luxury of playing with the other 97 and the whole rising tide lifts all boats argument. And while that's an argument I don't disagree with I don't think our 97 is in same pay grade as 29. All that said I would bet that Guerin ends up offering 97 $14M because: 1) 97 will request/require it 2) 97 and his agent think that's what the market will pay in free agency 3) Guerin being Guerin (bad signings/ext., front office chaos, zero creativity) he'll have to overpay to keep 97 #GDS I don't think KK97 has put up the numbers yet that would justify a top 5 ranking. Talent wise though, I think he is up there. Next season I think he is going to put up those numbers if we keep Boldy and Ek with KK. I think he is worth 14M and scoring 120 pts this next season will justify it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredJohnson Verified Member Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 4 hours ago, Pewterschmidt said: Agree 100%. As good as 97 is, he's not in the top 5 tier yet. Now his agent may contend that Draisaitl gets the luxury of playing with the other 97 and the whole rising tide lifts all boats argument. And while that's an argument I don't disagree with I don't think our 97 is in same pay grade as 29. All that said I would bet that Guerin ends up offering 97 $14M because: 1) 97 will request/require it 2) 97 and his agent think that's what the market will pay in free agency 3) Guerin being Guerin (bad signings/ext., front office chaos, zero creativity) he'll have to overpay to keep 97 #GDS Prolly right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacGyver Verified Member Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 Kaprizov's agent is well known for extracting every last dime from a team for players he represents. And he will fleece Guerin and the Wild. Guerin has no real bargaining position here he has to do what he can to keep Kaprizov in the fold to keep his job and the agent knows it. That's if Kaprizov even wants to stick around. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WheelSnipeCelly Verified Member Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 Copying and pasting a post from an earlier article this summer that I had written about this exact scenario / situation: Kaprizov may not be a top 5 player, but he definitely is a top 10 player. Over the past 3 seasons, Kaprizov is ranked #4 in PPG, #4 in G/60, #5 in goals, #10 in P/60, and #12 in points. So, his agent will definitely push to get him paid as such. The ten highest paid players in the league are currently: $14.0M Leon Draisaitl (15.22% of proposed 2025-26 cap) $13.25M Auston Matthews (15.05% of 2024-25 salary cap when signed) $12.6M Nathan MacKinnon (15.07% of 2023-24 salary cap when signed) $12.5M Connor McDavid (15.7% of 2018-19 salary cap when signed) $11.64M Artemi Panarin (14.3% of 2019-20 salary cap when signed) $11.6M Elias Pettersson (13.2% of 2024-25 salary cap when signed) $11.5M Erik Karlsson (14.1% of 2019-20 salary cap when signed) $11.5M William Nylander (13.1% of 2024-25 salary cap when signed) $11.25M David Pastrnak (13.5% of 2023-24 salary cap when signed) $11M John Travares (13.8% of 2018-19 salary cap when signed) Average: Highest paid players make 14.3% of the salary cap The salary cap over the years: $96.5M: 2026-27 (proposed – not confirmed) $92.0M: 2025-26 (proposed – I've seen reports of up to $93.2M) $88.0M: 2024-25 $83.5M: 2023-24 $82.5M: 2022-23 $81.5M: 2019-22 $79.5M: 2018-19 So if following the 14-15% trend of the salary cap for the best players, that would mean if Kaprizov signs a new contract in either of the next two seasons, it could potentially be anywhere from $12.7M - $14.5M per season: $12.7M: 14.13% of $92.0M (2025-26) $13.6M: 14.13% of $96.5M (2026-27) $13.8M: 15% of $92.0M (2025-26) $14.5M: 15% of $96.5M (2026-27) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanderinginmn Verified Member Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 11 hours ago, FredJohnson said: Sweet! Congrats to Melissa Caruso. Now make sure the team name is better than "Wild". 😳 Wild would be much better than they tried to do and still are trying to do- MN Superior. Yup, they want to name the team after the economically depressed, across the lake in WI city, aka lesser Duluth. I am sure to some marketing idiot on a coast went, oh, MN borders Lake Superior, right? Nothing else of note there, name them that. Fucking morons. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citizen Strife Verified Member Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 If only they could still use the Whitecaps. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pewterschmidt Verified Member Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 6 minutes ago, Citizen Strife said: If only they could still use the Whitecaps. Frosted Tips? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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