NHL Rumor: Will Brad Marchand enter the open market, or will it cost less to stay in Florida?

TSN: Martin Biron shows off what UFA Brad Marchand, who is expected to see in the offseason, may see on Jay Onrait.

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Jay Onrait: “Marty, Brad Marchand is in a great playoff again. What this guy does for the Panthers is almost incredible. Our hockey insider Chris Johnston mentioned that Marchand can see $8 million a year offer, and the length on this deal is three to four years.

Now, Brad Marchand just turned 37. Do you have so many thoughts about contracts of this length and on AAV? ”

Billon: “Let’s start with the word. I think Brad Marchant still has three good years in his game.

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Now, I got him having three surgeries last year at the age of 36 in the offseason and he seemed to have recovered well from it, and he was perfectly suited in Florida. So, look, if it’s the Florida Panthers, they want to re-sign Brad Marchand, I can see him between $5 and $6 million in a three-year or four-year contract. Maybe this four-year contract is close to $5 million a year because you’re saying, “Hey, you know what? We’ll give you years. We’re going to lower the AAV.

That’s the thing, if Brad Marchand is in July and we talk about him on free agent Frenzy, there will be a dozen, maybe 15 teams, and they’ll line up to call Marchand. Why do I see only twelve to 15? Because who has 7, 8, 9 million people? Like, there are a lot of teams with ceiling issues.

So I mean maybe that would raise the price, but if it was Florida, I think it would be five, a half more than that of the three-year or four-year period. But if someone step up, there is a bidding war now, and I think we can see it reaching seven, seven and a half, maybe close to eight. ”

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