Kopitar extended

http://www.insidesocal.com/kings/2008/10/new-contract-for-kopitar.html

No terms yet, I would expect a 7 X 7 or an 8 X 8.

Good news for the Kings, getting their ducks in a row.

504Heater wrote:http://www.insidesocal.com/kings/2008/10/new-contract-for-kopitar.html

No terms yet, I would expect a 7 X 7 or an 8 X 8.

Good news for the Kings, getting their ducks in a row.

I don't think you give Kopitar an 8 x 8 this early -- that's Hossa / Zetterberg / Heatley money. 6 x 6 or so sounds about right to me. He is a pretty special player, tho', so I couldn't blame them if they had to overpay to keep him.

rooneypoo wrote:

504Heater wrote:http://www.insidesocal.com/kings/2008/10/new-contract-for-kopitar.html

No terms yet, I would expect a 7 X 7 or an 8 X 8.

Good news for the Kings, getting their ducks in a row.

I don't think you give Kopitar an 8 x 8 this early -- that's Hossa / Zetterberg / Heatley money. 6 x 6 or so sounds about right to me. He is a pretty special player, tho', so I couldn't blame them if they had to overpay to keep him.

Good point, 6 - 6.5 is more like it.

It's a 7 year deal....7 million seems to be the rumour.

No more cap issues...

7 million is not the rumour, people are varying and no one seems to know what they're talking about.

shabbs wrote:No more cap issues...

Technically not until next year though, he's under contract this year.

504Heater wrote:It's a 7 year deal....7 million seems to be the rumour.

he'll be really good in a year or two, 7 million will be cheap by then, i'm sure.. This guy really has some great potential...

6.8 per year.

Great deal.

That's going to be a steal of a contract in a few years.

Although probably not of Brown proportions.

EDIT: Or Zetterberg, for that matter.

What Zetterberg contract?

504Heater wrote:What Zetterberg contract?

Sorry, I meant his current one. $2.65M per? Are you kidding me?

EDIT: He and Holmstrom combined make under $5 million a season. Ridiculous.

2nd EDIT: And then toss in Niklas Kronwall for $3 million a season, and you realize how they can also afford Lidstrom, Hossa, Datsyuk, Stuart and Rafalski.

3rd EDIT: Sorry, I seem to be getting a bit off-topic.

asq2 wrote:

504Heater wrote:What Zetterberg contract?

Sorry, I meant his current one. $2.65M per? Are you kidding me?

EDIT: He and Holmstrom combined make under $5 million a season. Ridiculous.

2nd EDIT: And then toss in Niklas Kronwall for $3 million a season, and you realize how they can also afford Lidstrom, Hossa, Datsyuk, Stuart and Rafalski.

3rd EDIT: Sorry, I seem to be getting a bit off-topic.

I know, it's unreal, but now Detroit's in a much tougher position to sign Zetterberg now than LA was to sign Kopitar now. Wow, as nice as it was to have Z under that awesome contract, he's been woefully underpaid and can command whatever he wants on the open market (10?). I think he's take a big discount to stay in Detroit, but it'll still be 7.5-8. That'll squeeze their cap in the upcoming years - we're going to find out just how deep they are (I know, I know...really deep )