Phil Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJWantsTheCup Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 Seems like an awful lot for him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted August 4, 2023 Author Share Posted August 4, 2023 It's not the AAV, it's the term. Seven years for a guy who hasn't played a full season in the last seven years is wild. It's also just the cost of doing business, I guess. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJWantsTheCup Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 3 minutes ago, Phil said: It's not the AAV, it's the term. Seven years for a guy who hasn't played a full season in the last seven years is wild. It's also just the cost of doing business, I guess. I think both are a bit much, but the term is worse. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrooksBurner Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 Terrible contract 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 29 minutes ago, RJWantsTheCup said: I think both are a bit much, but the term is worse. It's this. He's giving you 45-55 points/max...It's Caps paying for past performance, like they did with Backstrom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJWantsTheCup Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 13 minutes ago, Pete said: It's this. He's giving you 45-55 points/max...It's Caps paying for past performance, like they did with Backstrom. Hard to build a winning team paying for past performance instead of what a player is currently worth. Don't expect the Caps to be very good this year any way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichieNextel305 Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 I doubt he plays close to the end of that deal in a Caps uniform. Once Ovechkin breaks 99’s goal record and eventually sails off into the sunset, that team is going to go through a major and much needed reset. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted August 4, 2023 Author Share Posted August 4, 2023 7 minutes ago, RJWantsTheCup said: Hard to build a winning team paying for past performance instead of what a player is currently worth. Don't expect the Caps to be very good this year any way. To be fair, the Caps aren't trying to build a winning team. They're now entirely designed to get Ovie to 895. Then they'll rebuild. Hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karan Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 He's almost 30 and already beat up. It's going to be all downhill from here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 Holy shit, that's an awful long term for a bruiser. Wilson still has some jam, but damn!! 7 years??? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sod16 Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 After some future dust up, the Rangers will get him for the last three years, by which time he will be the functional equivilent of Ryan Reaves with a $6.5 cap hit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsm7302 Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 Wierd contract. $5.5 x5 would've been my guess. As mentioned....too much money and too much term. Washington is not a concern. Fell off a cliff after the cup win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 This exemplifies what has been wrong with Washington for about 4 years now. Their GM stinks and makes horrible decisions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddious Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 Cap is going up but this is a buyout contract in the end. Caps gonna be rebuilding in a season or two (now) anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 Yeah, at this point Washington is just riding out Ovechkin until he gets to 895. That's fine, but they've also made really bad moves and still could have been good in the process. lol Oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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