Lebanc took a Johnsson style bet on himself. Only problem for the sharks is that he is MUCH better than Johnsson.
Either way steal for this year but next year they'll have to pay the piper...
I am going to bet that there are very achievable performance bonuses (10 goals, 40 GP, etc.) built into this. he should have got 2x2.75 or similar to Kapanen/Johnsson/Kerfoot.
By using the bonuses they can have a low AAV this year, wait for Melker/Dillon/Dell to fall off the books, and deal with the bonus overages next year, as it doesn't look like any young studs are coming too soon
I am going to bet that there are very achievable performance bonuses (10 goals, 40 GP, etc.) built into this. he should have got 2x2.75 or similar to Kapanen/Johnsson/Kerfoot.
By using the bonuses they can have a low AAV this year, wait for Melker/Dillon/Dell to fall off the books, and deal with the bonus overages next year, as it doesn't look like any young studs are coming too soon
RFAs aren't eligible for performance bonuses. Only ELCs and 35 plus.
This is just a steal. It's like a show me deal, but he already seems to have shown enough. This is the type of deal someone should have done an offer sheet on. He would have been worth throwing $4M with skem term at with only putting up a 2nd in comp.