May Sam Bennett land a $10+ million per season deal in free company?
TSN Hockey Analyst Martin Biron was on SportsCenter with Jay Onrait on Thursday evening and mentioned Florida Panthers ahead Sam Bennett’s free company and what he may make this offseason from Florida or one other staff.
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NHL Rumors: Sam Bennett May Get Over $7 Million on His Subsequent Deal
Jay Onrait: “I wish to discuss Sam Bennett Marty, as a result of he had two targets. This man is the playoff performer within the Nationwide Hockey League proper now. And that’s what makes his upcoming unrestricted free company so intriguing, I feel, to everyone. As a result of it is a man who’s by no means scored greater than 28 targets in a season, and but, do you suppose it’s attainable that sufficient groups see him as the ultimate piece of their playoff puzzle that he would possibly find yourself getting as a lot as $10 million a yr this offseason?”
Martin Biron: “It’s like the true property. What number of consumers do you’ve got? After which it simply makes a bidding warfare, and the costs go up. I feel Sam Bennett proper now could be someplace across the $7.5 to $8 million as a result of look, he’s solely had 51 factors this season, and that was the one time he’s gotten over 50.
Can he get to 60? Near 70? I feel he can. However what he does, aside from the factors, the forecheck, the hitting, the performs together with his stick on the defensive facet, how he will get to the entrance of the web, I feel there’s going to be 25 groups which are going to name Sam Bennett and his agent on July 1, and hastily you begin at seven and a half, eight over seven years. Then there’s a staff that claims, Okay, I’ll go eight and a half. There’s a staff that claims I’ll go 9, there’s a staff that claims I’ll go 9 and a half. I don’t suppose it’s going to recover from 10, however I wouldn’t be shocked if it’s within the nine-and-a-half vary, as a result of there’s going to be so many groups that may need him.
NHL Rumors: The Florida Panthers Need To Maintain Sam Bennett
And this yr, he’s acquired 9 playoff targets. Proper now, it’s first within the playoffs. I might decide him as my Conn Smythe proper now. I do know Mikko Rantanen has 9 targets, and it’s most likely the identical factor, however the impression of Sam Bennett, not simply with the scoring, however throughout the sport, I feel, is unimaginable.
So sure, I feel it’s going to get costly for Sam Bennett, but it surely relies upon what number of groups are going in opposition to each other and creating that bidding warfare, and a very good agent will make it possible for he will get the perfect worth. It’s like a very good realtor. Realtor will put cash in your pocket any day.”
Onrait: “There you go. Lot of leverage for Sam Bennett.”
NHLRumors.com Be aware: So as to add to this, EJ Hradek of NHL.com tweeted , “From what I’m listening to, there’s at the least one staff prepared to hit that quantity for Bennett.”
The best way Sam Bennett continues to play within the playoffs for the Florida Panthers, a number of groups will need his companies to assist them recover from the sting. However will the Panthers wish to give him up? Bennett suits so effectively into their system and is the proper complement to the highest gamers on the staff.
However Florida Panthers GM Invoice Zito can have some powerful selections this offseason.
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