Back-of-the-napkin analysis of Tim Stützle’s fascinating big new contract
The Ottawa Senators have signed Tim Stützle to an eight-year contract worth $66.8 million. Stubertle will earn $8.35 million per year. He is coming off a 22-goal, 58-point season.
Stützle is a great value to Ottawa. He is under team control for 8 years. If he doesn't develop into a superstar, he will be overpaid and hard to trade. Vegas Golden Knights traded away a top prospect, solid NHL forward and protected first-round pick to become the team that would employ high-end center Jack Eichel at a rate of $10 million per year for the next four years last year. Ottawa can only pay so many players high salaries due to the salary cap. They need to field a complete team of around 22 players. Stüzte is one of the few players who can be paid around 10% of salary Cap without delivering the results consummate with such a salary.
