A Look at 25 Maximum Term Contracts in the NHL

Hey all and since we always debate long term contracts when they're signed, I wanted to make a video on the topic.
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[@bookhunter8187]

Carey Price's contract is interesting to discuss. It illustrates how having the guy signed into his late 30s doesn't mean he will play his entire contract...

[@Andyyy48]

i feel like 6 mil is old 4-5 mil😄

[@jonmendelson1104]

16:05 "It's not Anton." You're right that he doesn't go by Anton, but his first name is Carl and then he has two middle names - Filip and Anton.

[@andytitcomb9463]

See the Sharks as a cautionary tale, however DW did tack on NMC or NTC to the 8 year deal that really made it difficult.

[@ATHIP12]

PLD thought he'd be livin' it up on the beach. Now he can take his no-effort one-handed-stick-handling coasting-through-plays show to the new home of Capfriendly.

[@LSA30]

As soon as we saw him coasting it in Columbus I knew this guy was a problem. Can’t believe someone actually paid him😂

[@disruptive7640]

Maybe this video will motivate Pettersson from looking like casper.....

[@liam_thegoat99]

Verhaeghe is a fantastic player, love his work ethic. Great shot too. Hope he keeps his production going for years to come.

[@mgourley1234]

It's all a gamble, but as you said, GM's would rather have some reasonable long term clarity about how much money they have. If the guy that you signed for a 8 million cap hit blows out a knee and never plays again, you have to find people to fill the hole. If the guy that you signed for a 8 million cap hit crushes it for 6 years and gets you a Cup, you look brilliant.

[@Tech_-on1ou]

Its been cleaned up quite a bit but good lord the Sharks were BURIED in 8yr contracts a while back. Handing em out like fuckin candy

[@boblawblaw6875]

Well done for the Stars and Oetter. That contract will look like a steal in a couple years

[@pyrielrising4338]

I have a better question....If you were an owner would you allow your 80+ year old GM to sign max term contracts?

[@orangeduck8898]

Learning a new Canadian word today “Expiry”. I’ll add that to my new pronunciation of “decals”.

[@takeuchi999]

i wish the nylander contract got a highlight big 11.5mill cap hit for 8 years till he is 36 y/o

[@4517onlyglory]

That guy's full name is Carl Filip Anton Forsberg so you are good

[@busorenkin55]

If you told me Swaggy would fall off after 33-34 I wouldn’t be surprised but Florida doesn’t really care. He leads the franchise in playoff goals and many other playoff categories and they’ll take the first 4-5 years of his deal and worry about the last 3 later.

[@vaughnbraun]

What's a "deckuhl"

[@IceNinja2007]

Raymond's contract?

[@gnaeuscloudsleyclodiusrufu87]

I would love to know who has the lowest-paid 8-year contract.

[@Railblade]

Who am I to judge what a GM and a player negotiate to? Every year the cap goes up, the ceiling AND the floor, so the contracts will naturally follow. The difference is these days we're all much more aware of what the players are signed to, and we have the internet to discuss them. But the public's perception of the what the market should be will adapt, albeit slower perhaps than the movement of the market itself. Someday we'll be complaining about how a player makes $25 million per season and how another is a steal making only $17 million. The natural progression of linear time is afoot.

[@kurtwpg]

BTW, Hellebuyck isn't a maximum term.

[@kurtwpg]

For the Jets your only option would have been Morrissey "Holy cow what a great deal".

[@WoozyPolarBear]

I am not a fan of 8 year contacts at all. 90% of the time, a GM gives out an 8 year contact, but only receives 5-6 years of value and productive time from the aging players. Cost certainty is great up to the point that you are locked into having to pay top dollars for AHL replaceable level talent. By year 7 or 8, it is equivalent as paying the same amount of money as it would take to lease a 2025 BMW but for a 2018 Toyota Corolla instead.

[@Wogger72]

Put up more

[@kurtwpg]

My first look at Oettinger's contract, I think it might literally be Swayman's contract. Goalies aren't screwing their teams over, like Draisaitl and Verhaeghe are. Shesterkin will screw the Rangers over though, I think. These front-loaded all signing bonus contracts are going to disappear once people see the disasters at the end. The Matthews one is like that too, but he's expiring just before turning 31, so far less risk.

[@jacobdill4499]

I am wondering if Shesterkin is asking for a ridiculous number because he wants out of New York.

[@jorssu13]

Dahlin's contract is fucking horrendous...11 mil? For him?