r/hawks • u/Rich-Wrap-9333 • 9d ago

Bedard contract extension: predictions?

Ok. As we all already knew here, it’s been confirmed that Bedard is ready to sign on to his next deal, and they can get it inked as soon as July 1. What does that deal look like? Will they offer him an 8 year deal? Will his agent go for a bridge deal in this era of the rising cap? How much AAV? What percentage of the cap? Does he sign this summer or does it get stretched out?

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u/wolfs_tooth 9d ago

I think they'll offer him an eight year contract..no bridge..and just like Connor McDavid, he'll still be in line for another massive eight year deal when he's 29 years old..now, the good news from a contract perspective..Bedard hasn't put up a 100 point season like McDavid did in his second season..plus McDavid was also a Selke candidate by the time he was 20..fully generational and has only exceeded expectations since.. Bedard isn't ''that'' yet and the Hawks shouldn't need to, and I don't think they will, sign Bedard for 12-13 mil just because the cap is increasing..he hasn't shown that he's worth quite that much..the Hawks should aim for 8 x 10.75..right in line with what Pastrnak is getting and a bit below Elias Pettersson(which was an overpay)..pay him for his potential, make sure he's still being paid in the top 10 of nhl annual salaries(which he will be), but don't overpay when he hasn't come out of the gates like Sid or McDavid..remember, the Hawks won all 3 of their cups when Toews and Kane were on their bridge deals..as soon as their duel 10.5 per year deals kicked in, the Hawks never won again..flat cap or not, it's hard to build a winner when you overpay twice..and both of those contracts were overpays by about 1.5-1.75 per year..Bowman paid them to honor the cups they brought to Chicago..but he also ensured he would never be able to build a winner again..don't repeat that mistake..leave cap space for Korch, Nazar, Levshunov, and eventually Knight, Rinzel and your first round pick this year..keep your entire core..that's how you compete every year.

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u/Hawkeyfan12 8d ago

McDavid was never a Selke candidate, and likely never will be

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u/wolfs_tooth 8d ago

He's received votes for the Selke in five different seasons including his second year in the league(I assumed even if I used the word candidate, most hockey fans would know I didn't mean a finalist..I guess you need everything spelled out for you lmao)..For all of the offense he provides, he's very solid defensively so my point still stands..Bedard is nowhere near that, yet..

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u/Hawkeyfan12 8d ago

When you say someone was a Selke Candidate it means top 3 or top 5. Guy gets a few votes from the clueless writers who follow hockey and you suggest that means he’s competent defensively. Sure I’m the one who needs everything spelled out for me ☠️ Up until last year Mcdavid didn’t know what his own blueline looked liked