So sad for Gabe - of all the ways to get concussed, a bouncing puck. Looked like he was finally going to hit a full season. He’s now 25 without having achieved that yet.'It's not his ear': Jets winger Gabe Vilardi out for the foreseeable future
The Jets will miss forward Gabriel Vilardi for the foreseeable future after he sustained an upper-body injury during the loss to Buffalowinnipegsun.com
Sounds like a significant head injury. His playoff status is now up in the air.
That seems high but Washington must really like what they have in him. For a career -45 defenseman who has previously topped out at 41pts, it really seems like he cashed in on team success and the inflated numbers this season that come with it.Washington Capitals sign defenceman Jakob Chychrun to eight-year, $72 million extension | TSN
Jakob Chychrun is sticking around in DC. The Washington Capitals announced an eight-year, $72 million deal for the defenceman Tuesday.www.tsn.ca
Caps lock up Chychrun for 8 years. It’s a great deal for both sides.
9M a year for a 20+ minute a night, 40-50 point dman.
Washington Capitals sign defenceman Jakob Chychrun to eight-year, $72 million extension | TSN
Jakob Chychrun is sticking around in DC. The Washington Capitals announced an eight-year, $72 million deal for the defenceman Tuesday.
Caps lock up Chychrun for 8 years. It’s a great deal for both sides.
9M a year for a 20+ minute a night, 40-50 point dman.
He’s a 27 year old 1st pairing D man. $9 million is on the low end for #1/2 Dmen.
| Rank | Player | Team | Yearly Compensation |
| 1 | Erik Karlsson | Pittsburgh Penguins | $11.5 million |
| T-2 | Rasmus Dahlin | Buffalo Sabres | $11 million |
| T-2 | Drew Doughty | Los Angeles Kings | $11 million |
| 4 | Zachary Werenski | Columbus Blue Jackets | $9.58 million |
| T-5 | Charles Mcavoy | Boston Bruins | $9.5 million |
| T-5 | Seth Jones | Florida Panthers | $9.5 million |
| T-5 | Adam Fox | New York Rangers | $9.5 million |
| 8 | Darnell Nurse | Edmonton Oilers | $9.25 million |
| 9 | Roman Josi | Nashville Predators | $9.06 million |
| T-10 | Cale Makar | Colorado Avalanche | $9 million |
| T-10 | Dougie Hamilton | New Jersey Devils | $9 million |
| 12 | Alex Pietrangelo | Vegas Golden Knights | $8.8 million |
| 13 | Moritz Seider | Detroit Red Wings | $8.55 million |
| 14 | Mikhail Sergachev | Utah Hockey Club | $8.5 million |
| 15 | Miro Heiskanen | Dallas Stars | $8.45 million |
| 16 | Owen Power | Buffalo Sabres | $8.35 million |
| T-17 | Brent Burns | Carolina Hurricanes | $8 million |
| T-17 | Jacob Trouba | Anaheim Ducks | $8 million |
| T-17 | Jake Sanderson | Ottawa Senators | $8 million |
| T-17 | Thomas Chabot | Ottawa Senators | $8 million |
| T-17 | John Carlson | Washington Capitals | $8 million |
| 22 | Victor Hedman | Tampa Bay Lightning | $7.88 million |
| 23 | Shea Weber | Utah Hockey Club | $7.86 million |
| 24 | Quinn Hughes | Vancouver Canucks | $7.85 million |
| 25 | Dmitry Orlov | Carolina Hurricanes | $7.75 million |
I should’ve noted “going forward”. The cap is increasing 23% over the next 3 season. If the league expands within the next 5 years (it will) the cap will go up even higher. Locking in a $9M salary before it goes up is good value for the Caps if he stays healthy.
I agree. 6x9 or 8x8 seems like a more realistic contract. The Caps see him as the heir apparent to Carlson whos 8x8 contract is ending soon. That is a lot of money for a guy who has had a great 65 games in DC.
Only in LA where we hand out an 11 million dollar contract and then the bottom end of the lineup is a mess because we're 2 million short to get decent depth players.
Yeah 2-3 years for now that seems like a safe projection, I just don't think the Caps had to pay that price today. That said, they have a history of making long-term contracts look good and it could end up being a deal if Chychrun can stay healthy and keep playing around the level he has this season.
The fact Doughty is tied for 2nd on that list is just bonkers.
| 1 | Auston Matthews | Toronto Maple Leafs | $13.25 million | $13.25 million |
| 2 | Nathan MacKinnon | Colorado Avalanche | $12.6 million | $12.6 million |
| 3 | Connor McDavid | Edmonton Oilers | $12.5 million | $12.5 million |
| 4 | Artemi Panarin | New York Rangers | $11.64 million | $11.64 million |
| 5 | Elias Pettersson | Vancouver Canucks | $11.6 million | $11.6 million |
| T-6 | Erik Karlsson | Pittsburgh Penguins | $11.5 million | $11.5 million |
| T-6 | William Nylander | Toronto Maple Leafs | $11.5 million | $11.5 million |
| 8 | David Pastrnak | Boston Bruins | $11.25 million | $11.25 million |
| T-9 | Drew Doughty | Los Angeles Kings | $11 million | $11 million |
| T-9 | John Tavares | Toronto Maple Leafs | $11 million | $11 million |
| T-9 | Rasmus Dahlin | Buffalo Sabres | $11 million | $11 million |
Not, they look like the Kings in their worst 2nd period. Even their coach just called them out.
GO Kings GO!