bustaheims
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Bender said:Seems like a bit of an overpay but whatever. I thought closer to 5.25
Nik Bethune said:It's fair to not like the deal but anyone doing so on the basis that you could get a better defenseman at the same or lower cost would have to show their work.
L K said:It would be nice if we got him at a steal instead of a fair market price.
Nik Bethune said:I know people hate listening to me on this front but they are getting them at a discount. The cap doesn't just magically change economic reality.
bustaheims said:Nik Bethune said:I know people hate listening to me on this front but they are getting them at a discount. The cap doesn't just magically change economic reality.
Yeah. Muzzin probably gets $6M+ on the open market.
So keeping Muzzin, on a reasonable contract, makes sense, in a vacuum. He?s a good player, and he won?t be easy to replace without overpaying in free agency or giving up good players in a trade. At the right number, he?s better than the alternatives.
But this situation also clearly indicates there are more moves to come. This blue line needs to grow beyond the status quo, and a Muzzin contract isn?t going to be what gets them there.
bustaheims said:Yeah. Muzzin probably gets $6M+ on the open market.
CarltonTheBear said:...Muzzin definitely gets $6mil on July 1st if he gets there. He would have been the best left-handed defenceman available, 2nd best overall to Pietrangelo who might not get to that point.