hipcheck wrote:
I have absolutely no problem with locking up Bergeron with this deal
cite mushy melon all you want, the guy has consistently proved that he can play at a high level, even with a hole in his lung,
a dislocated shoulder, and broken ribs
His level of play has not wavered, so not much risk here
Don't forget, he took a nearly 2 million $ pay cut in signing his last deal ( probably due to concerns about his melon )
So yeah, I like this signing ... it's actually for less than his last year of the contract that was torn up before he signed his last contract
(he was due nearly 7 million, and the renegotiated contract voided that last year for 5 mill/year)
I know I was one who was saying go ahead & trade him back then (I didn't know he was willing to negotiate a pay cut )
But this contract carries far less risk than Rask's ... we know what we have in Bergeron
He went from 7 mill, to 5 mill, now 6.5 ... I'll take it ... we know what we get from Patrice Bergeron, night after night
Not sure what you mean about Bergeron making 7 million at any point. Under the last CBA and the current one, you can't renegotiate the last year of the deal. When you sign a new contract one year(maximum) or less before the current deal expires, the new contract is an extension. It doesn't void the final year of the deal. Bergeron never had a year where he made more than $5,900,000.
His current contract, he made more money up front in 2011-12 than this year and next season, but he was never up at 7 mil.
http://capgeek.com/player/221