herman
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CarltonTheBear said:herman said:What about 7 years @ 4.75-5M? It nets out to a bit more than 6 y @ 5.5-5.75, but it's more stability for Rielly and brings the cap hit down a bit to make it easier to surround him with better players.
Adding extra years to a contract for a 30-year old can sometimes bring a players cap hit down, but that doesn't really work for a 21-year old. The 7th year of a potential Rielly contract would be his 28-year old season. He's not going to take a discount on that year for extra stability. If anything it actually works the other way, any extra year added to Rielly's deal will only increase his cap hit.
Thanks, Carlton. I see we won't be able to sucker Rielly into a Gardiner-esque contract.