Love the Buium draft pick.
In the long term, I agree. Kid looks like he will be as good as a Hughes. Could add offense like no D we have seen. But admit I was sort of hoping (as a Gopher fan first) that someone like Utah (seems strange to say) would take him and bring him into the NHL right away.
I just watched this, very funny. Whoever matched up the rides to the various teams was brilliant. The Octopus ride for the Kraken, the Yellow Duck midway game for the Ducks, Wild Card for Vegas, very clever.After the Faber and Middleton Wild Thing video at Valleyfair they had no choice but to extend Middleton... 🤣
Utah is a merry-go-round? Easiest ride at the park?
To say you’re getting ahead of yourself worrying about Buium returning to Denver…is an UNDERSTATEMENT☝️He won’t sign until the end of next season at the earliest, but Denver doesn’t even play in the same conference as the Gophers. lol
Love the Buium draft pick.
In the long term, I agree. Kid looks like he will be as good as a Hughes. Could add offense like no D we have seen. But admit I was sort of hoping (as a Gopher fan first) that someone like Utah (seems strange to say) would take him and bring him into the NHL right away.
To say you’re getting ahead of yourself worrying about Buium returning to Denver…is an UNDERSTATEMENT☝️He won’t sign until the end of next season at the earliest, but Denver doesn’t even play in the same conference as the Gophers. lol
Love the Buium draft pick.
In the long term, I agree. Kid looks like he will be as good as a Hughes. Could add offense like no D we have seen. But admit I was sort of hoping (as a Gopher fan first) that someone like Utah (seems strange to say) would take him and bring him into the NHL right away.
It's all about the last game!
1) You’re clearly not a fan of the Wild if U would have preferred Utah drafting Buium. 2) Gophers have A LOT of work to do before advancing to the last game (so does Denver)To say you’re getting ahead of yourself worrying about Buium returning to Denver…is an UNDERSTATEMENT☝️He won’t sign until the end of next season at the earliest, but Denver doesn’t even play in the same conference as the Gophers. lol
Love the Buium draft pick.
In the long term, I agree. Kid looks like he will be as good as a Hughes. Could add offense like no D we have seen. But admit I was sort of hoping (as a Gopher fan first) that someone like Utah (seems strange to say) would take him and bring him into the NHL right away.
It's all about the last game!
Was this expected? Seems too much too soon.
He was obviously one of the best rookies. But he received no votes for Norris trophy and finished outside the top 20 for defenseman scoring. I realize he was just a rookie, but we're now paying him top dollar....13th highest paid defenseman in the NHL by yearly compensation.
https://frontofficesports.com/the-25-highest-paid-nhl-defensemen/
I know they have some cap room after next season, I just hope Billy doesn't spend it all over paying for current roster (excluding Kaprisov) and there will be room to pay Kirill plus a couple key free agents.
Was this expected? Seems too much too soon.
He was obviously one of the best rookies. But he received no votes for Norris trophy and finished outside the top 20 for defenseman scoring. I realize he was just a rookie, but we're now paying him top dollar....13th highest paid defenseman in the NHL by yearly compensation.
https://frontofficesports.com/the-25-highest-paid-nhl-defensemen/
I know they have some cap room after next season, I just hope Billy doesn't spend it all over paying for current roster (excluding Kaprisov) and there will be room to pay Kirill plus a couple key free agents.
This contract won't start until the 2025-2026 so he won't be the 13th highest paid this season.
They are making a bet that he will be worth a lot more than this throughout the contract and they have him locked down for the prime of his career.
It's just how Guerin does contracts. Overpay and get everything locked up well before it's necessary. This isn't a terrible contract, but if Faber wasn't willing to give the discount, then Guerin should've forced him to prove himself with a 2nd season.
If he proves himself a 2nd season, the number jumps up over 9 likely.
It's a gamble that can pay off with massive value if he becomes the #1 defenseman he's on track to be. This is a great signing that any team in the NHL would've made.
He’s the Prince that was promised. It has been written in the stars.
this deal decent. Think I would’ve rather seen a mid year deal in the 5 AAV range if it could’ve gotten done but if you’re expecting the cap is going to go up a decent amount (and Faber continues to grow like he did this year), this deal will look very good over its lifespan. I’d guess you could’ve signed him at this exact same number at seasons end as well as others have mentioned (maybe slightly higher in the 9 range if he’s an all star, but as an RFA, they’ll hold all the cards on matching).
Honestly I think this fanbase still has Suter/Parise syndrome which makes us leery of any contract longer than three years.
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For some, it is a no win situation for Guerin. It reminds me of the Joe Mauer situation. If the Twins didn't sign him, outrage would have happened. When they signed him, he didn't live up to the contract and people were up in arms. Same for Faber. He is our beloved son, and I am glad they signed him and hope he becomes a perennial all star.
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I disagree, I doesn’t remind me a bit of the Joe Mauer situation. Joe Mauer played for cheapskate owners in a sport where no salary CAP exists…where the cheapskate owners reluctantly paid Mauer because they literally had a gun to their heads, had no choice because Joe was decreed…the hometown Baby Jesus. Faber is a TC kid who plays for owners who consistently spend to an actual salary CAP & if Brock fulfills his potential, the 8.5 AAV will seem like a bargain in a few years.For some, it is a no win situation for Guerin. It reminds me of the Joe Mauer situation. If the Twins didn't sign him, outrage would have happened. When they signed him, he didn't live up to the contract and people were up in arms. Same for Faber. He is our beloved son, and I am glad they signed him and hope he becomes a perennial all star.
I disagree, I doesn’t remind me a bit of the Joe Mauer situation. Joe Mauer played for cheapskate owners in a sport where no salary CAP exists…where the cheapskate owners reluctantly paid Mauer because they literally had a gun to their heads, had no choice because Joe was decreed…the hometown Baby Jesus. Faber is a TC kid who plays for owners who consistently spend to an actual salary CAP & if Brock fulfills his potential, the 8.5 AAV will seem like a bargain in a few years.For some, it is a no win situation for Guerin. It reminds me of the Joe Mauer situation. If the Twins didn't sign him, outrage would have happened. When they signed him, he didn't live up to the contract and people were up in arms. Same for Faber. He is our beloved son, and I am glad they signed him and hope he becomes a perennial all star.
I guess I wasn't very clear with my thoughts. The situation in the fans eyes are similar, not in the owners situation. I 100% agree with the Faber signing.
I'm 50% factual and 50% sarcastic. When you get to know me, you will know which is which.
In Today's $ the $8.5M seems high at first glance. Should Faber be Paid like a top 15 D in the league? But when you think about inflation and Faber's Age it makes a lot more sense to me.
- Remember the 8.5M starts next year, 2025, and the salary cap will go up from todays $88M.
- In the last 18 years the salary cap has gone up from $39M to $88M.
- ( that equates to ~4.6% average increase each year )
- Faber will be 30 when this contract ends so he will still be in his prime. This is not a Parise/Suter Situation where the contract goes into the player's late 30s.
- Today the top 10 highest paid D make $9M-$11.5 M
- Using the 4.6% inflation estimate, by 2032 the top 10 highest paid D would be in the $12M-$16M Range.
It is a bit weird to think that Faber is already getting paid this much. In football and even Baseball it seems there is more focus on building around cheap young talent to offset the "overpaid" veterans. Given Faber's Minnesota connections could Guerin reasonably push off Faber's contract a few more years and not risk losing him? Hard to say but as a fan I know what my next Wild Jersey will be, and that cant be a bad thing 😀.
| 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 | Chicago Blackhawks | $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 | Mikhail Sergachev | Tampa Bay Lightning | $8.5 million |
| 14 | Miro Heiskanen | Dallas Stars | $8.45 million |
| 15 | Owen Power | Buffalo Sabres | $8.35 million |
| T-16 | Brent Burns | Carolina Hurricanes | $8 million |
| T-16 | Jacob Trouba | New York Rangers | $8 million |
| T-16 | Jake Sanderson | Ottawa Senators | $8 million |
| T-16 | Thomas Chabot | Ottawa Senators | $8 million |
| T-16 | John Carlson | Washington Capitals | $8 million |
| 21 | Victor Hedman | Tampa Bay Lightning | $7.88 million |
| 22 | Shea Weber | Utah Hockey Club | $7.86 million |
| 23 | Quinn Hughes | Vancouver Canucks | $7.85 million |
| 24 | Dmitry Orlov | Carolina Hurricanes | $7.75 million |
| 25 | Jared Spurgeon | Minnesota Wild | $7.58 million |
| 4.6% increases | ||||||
| Year | Faber Age | Faber Salary | Projected cap | % of Cap | Example 10% of Cap Salary | Example 13% of Cap Salary |
| 2025 | 23 | 8.5 | 92.0 | 9.23% | $9.20 | $11.97 |
| 2026 | 24 | 8.5 | 96.3 | 8.83% | $9.63 | $12.52 |
| 2027 | 25 | 8.5 | 100.7 | 8.44% | $10.07 | $13.09 |
| 2028 | 26 | 8.5 | 105.3 | 8.07% | $10.53 | $13.69 |
| 2029 | 27 | 8.5 | 110.2 | 7.71% | $11.02 | $14.32 |
| 2030 | 28 | 8.5 | 115.3 | 7.37% | $11.53 | $14.98 |
| 2031 | 29 | 8.5 | 120.6 | 7.05% | $12.06 | $15.67 |
| 2032 | 30 | 8.5 | 126.1 | 6.74% | $12.61 | $16.39 |
Faber is the best (2nd best?) defenseman already on the MIN (current in in the pool) and is a future C or A. He appears to be the type of guy that will take care of himself, won't be a locker-room cancer, and is going to put in the effort to get better rather than rest on his laurels. Sure it's a gamble, but based upon his trajectory it's a good bet to make.
We all know @cowgirl decision to get his jersey or not will be the determining factor on how this deal turns out. 😆
....won't be a locker-room cancer,...
Nice way of saying he wasn't a badger or phew. 😎 😉
I have a Wild jersey I’d like to get Faberized…is it okay to now? 😬😆
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