This contract is good for both parties. It ensures that Panarin stays with the Hawks and gets him to UFA in shortest time possible. Sure, he could have probably gotten more if he went to RFA but did he want to sign a long term deal with Vegas or some other team that had the space and picks to give up? So it was either sign a slightly under-market contract with the Hawks and be assured of a great opportunity where he's happy OR look for the max $ and likely end up with a not-so-desirable team. On the Hawks side, it guarantees them of 2 more seasons of prime Panarin. There's not a significant talent gap between Panarin and Kane. And this season, Panarin has revealed a 1-timer that is Ovechkinesque.
I wonder how much the Hawks treating Panarin right last season affected his decision. They could have taken him off the Kane line late in the season and hindered his chance of reaching his large bonus for being top-10 in scoring but they didn't. Panarin was ecstatic and thankful for reaching the bonus.
On a side note- I read in an article that Vegas will have a 48-hour window to sign any RFA as a UFA. Is this correct? This is the first I heard of this. It's huge if it is correct.
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This contract is good for both parties. It ensures that Panarin stays with the Hawks and gets him to UFA in shortest time possible. Sure, he could have probably gotten more if he went to RFA but did he want to sign a long term deal with Vegas or some other team that had the space and picks to give up? So it was either sign a slightly under-market contract with the Hawks and be assured of a great opportunity where he's happy OR look for the max $ and likely end up with a not-so-desirable team. On the Hawks side, it guarantees them of 2 more seasons of prime Panarin. There's not a significant talent gap between Panarin and Kane. And this season, Panarin has revealed a 1-timer that is Ovechkinesque.
I wonder how much the Hawks treating Panarin right last season affected his decision. They could have taken him off the Kane line late in the season and hindered his chance of reaching his large bonus for being top-10 in scoring but they didn't. Panarin was ecstatic and thankful for reaching the bonus.
On a side note- I read in an article that Vegas will have a 48-hour window to sign any RFA as a UFA. Is this correct? This is the first I heard of this. It's huge if it is correct.
10 Team, 60 Player Roster
G, A, PTS, PPP, PIM, BLKs, Hits, +/-, Shots, W, GAA, SV%, Saves
C- JHughes, Trocheck, RThomas, Zegras, Norris, Bennett, PLD, Stephenson, Danualt
RW- Raymond, Stone, TWilson, Toffoli, KJohnson, Nyqvist, Zary
LW- Keller, Schmaltz, Bunting, Skinner, Barbashev, Duclair
D- QHughes, McAvoy, Doughty, Heiskanen, LHughes, Mintyukov
G- Shesterkin, Demko, Andersen, Kahkonen, Levi, Tarasov, Annunen
Notable Prospects- Nikishin, Kulich, Leonard, Wood, Perreault, Lekkermaki, Ostlund, Othmman, REvans, L-Heureux, Ivanov, Murashov
I think I said 75 but that I wouldn't be surprised with 80.
10 Team, 60 Player Roster
G, A, PTS, PPP, PIM, BLKs, Hits, +/-, Shots, W, GAA, SV%, Saves
C- JHughes, Trocheck, RThomas, Zegras, Norris, Bennett, PLD, Stephenson, Danualt
RW- Raymond, Stone, TWilson, Toffoli, KJohnson, Nyqvist, Zary
LW- Keller, Schmaltz, Bunting, Skinner, Barbashev, Duclair
D- QHughes, McAvoy, Doughty, Heiskanen, LHughes, Mintyukov
G- Shesterkin, Demko, Andersen, Kahkonen, Levi, Tarasov, Annunen
Notable Prospects- Nikishin, Kulich, Leonard, Wood, Perreault, Lekkermaki, Ostlund, Othmman, REvans, L-Heureux, Ivanov, Murashov