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Originally Posted by huntsfurfish
He is 27 and just starting his prime years for a D man, but I expect he will grow into that contract. Is he over paid? Yes at the moment. Before his contract, I was expecting it to be right around 8. Jones signing altered that.
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I sincerely hope you are right… but as a fan I am skeptical.
You see… every other contract of this duration pays on a players current value knowing that at the tail end their AAV drops. In this instance they are paying assuming Nurse is going to have a breakout year and exceed his current AAV. No one in the league sees this happening… but we can pray it comes true.
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Darnell Nurse signed a 8 year / $74,000,000 contract with the Edmonton Oilers, including a $24,000,000 signing bonus, $74,000,000 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $9,250,000. In 2022-23, Nurse will earn a base salary of $12,000,000, while carrying a cap hit of $9,250,000.
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I know it blows some of you away… but let me say it again just so your eyes bug out.
I am firstly a Flames fan… followed closely by Oilers.
Heads up Oilers:Flames… I cheer for Flames.
Any other Oiler game I cheer for Oilers.
Woohoo.
Try it sometime.
PS
Here is a link to sort by salary…
https://www.spotrac.com/nhl/contracts/defenseman/
Right now Nurse is paid as a top 6 defenseman.