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The Colorado Avalanche and their star defenseman Tyson Barrie are not seeing eye to eye on a contract.
In fact, the two sides will meet at the arbitrator's office on Friday morning. The gap between the Avs and Barrie is $2 million in terms of AAV.
Awkward.
Elliotte Friedman reported Wednesday morning that Avs GM Joe Sakic has offered Barrie a two-year contract for $8 million to $8.5 million total value.
Barrie, 24, is one of the NHL's best offensive rear guards. He averaged 23:11 TOI in 2015-16. He landed 127 shots on opposing goalies while scoring 13 goals (3 PPG). Barrie also blocked 84 shots.
Barrie proved once again that he can do it all.
Now, he wants to be paid like an elite NHL defender.
In 2014-15, Barrie accumulated 53 points. He piled up 49 points in 2015-16.
Barrie clearly out-performed his most recent two year, $5.2 million contract and it's $2.6M AAV.
To keep Barrie in Denver for multiple years, Sakic and the Avs are going to have to pay the man $5.5 million to $6.5 million per season over the next 8 seasons.-
I can see a scenario where the arbitrator rules in favor of Barrie. Joe Sakic and Patrick Roy will either have to accept the juiced up AAV, or, skate away from Barrie.
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In the end, one of the best five on five scorers in the NHL breaks the bank.
After a tedious negotiation, it appears that the Ottawa Senators have come to an agreement with restricted free agent sniping forward Mike Hoffman on a four-year deal worth $5.188MM per season.
Hoffman went to arbitration last summer and was awarded a one year, $2M AAV.
Elliotte Friedman breaks down the deal as such:
$3.8MM in 2016-17.
$5.65MM for the final three seasons.
Hoffman was scheduled to have his case heard by the NHL arbitrator on August 4th.
Hoffman has scored 56 goals the past two seasons.
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