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Anaheim Ducks signed Maxime Comtois (2 Years / $2,037,500 AAV)

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Aug. 9, 2021 at 1:42 p.m.
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Maxime Comtois has signed a new contract with the Anaheim Ducks.
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SIGNED BY: Bob Murray
Length: 2 years
Value: $4,075,000
Expiry Status: UFA (No QO)
Cap % Tooltip: 2.50
Signing Team: Logo of the Anaheim DucksAnaheim Ducks
Signing Date: Aug. 9, 2021
Source: CapFriendly

Maxime Comtois signed a 2 year, $4,075,000 contract with the Anaheim Ducks on Aug. 9, 2021. The contract has a cap hit of $2,037,500.

SEASONClauseCap HitTooltipAAV TooltipP. BonusesTooltipS. BonusesTooltipBase SalaryTooltipTotal SalaryTooltipMinors SalTooltip
2021-22$2,037,500$2,037,500$0$0$1,525,000$1,525,000$1,525,000
2022-23$2,037,500$2,037,500$0$0$2,550,000$2,550,000$2,550,000
TOTAL$4,075,000$4,075,000$0$0$4,075,000$4,075,000$4,075,000
Qualifying OfferTooltip: $2,445,000
Aug. 9, 2021 at 1:43 p.m.
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Great deal, was one of the Ducks better players last year.
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Aug. 9, 2021 at 1:46 p.m.
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Honestly surprised. Thought he would cost about twice that and was thinking more years as well. For the Ducks a great resign I believe
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Aug. 9, 2021 at 1:51 p.m.
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Someone explain this odd number.
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Aug. 9, 2021 at 1:52 p.m.
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Great thing about this deal, he is still a RFA once this deal is done. Love it.
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Aug. 9, 2021 at 1:55 p.m.
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Steal for the ducks. He had a monster breakout year last season and was one of the ducks best players. A 2x2 deal is a highway robbery for the ducks.
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Aug. 9, 2021 at 1:59 p.m.
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Excellent signing.
The dollar-figure respects a flat-Cap world even though Ducks still have plenty of space.
Kid got a healthy raise and he didn't hold the club hostage...win-win!
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Aug. 9, 2021 at 1:59 p.m.
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Huge steal for the Ducks
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Aug. 9, 2021 at 2:09 p.m.
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Great deal for Ducks, Comtois was real good, should’ve at least gotten 2.5-3
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Aug. 9, 2021 at 2:40 p.m.
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Quoting: McGruff
Excellent signing.
The dollar-figure respects a flat-Cap world even though Ducks still have plenty of space.
Kid got a healthy raise and he didn't hold the club hostage...win-win!


Comtois lost.
Aug. 9, 2021 at 2:44 p.m.
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GM CRIME DAWG
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Quoting: drewjenkins
Comtois lost.


Yeah $1.2MIL-ish US raise is a bummer, poor kid.
Aug. 9, 2021 at 2:46 p.m.
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Excellent deal. Cheaper than I expected. He succeeded being the big kid in the small pond. Now it's time to see if he can take his game to the next level with a better supporting cast.

Side note: when players with good upside agree in the 2ish range for 2 years I always wonder if that's a missed opportunity to get them to sign for 4ish for term.

Could they have gotten him on rakells deal?
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Aug. 9, 2021 at 2:59 p.m.
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Quoting: EsoYeezus69
Great deal, was one of the Ducks better players last year.


He was their scoring leader.
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Aug. 9, 2021 at 3:19 p.m.
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Big market teams should learn a thing or two. Leafs/NYR would've paid double on a bridge.
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Aug. 9, 2021 at 3:19 p.m.
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Quoting: goodfella
Someone explain this odd number.


GMBM: "How about 2 years at $4 million total?"

Agent: "There is no way I can accept $4 million ever"

GMBM: "I'll throw in 75 grand to boost your fee a bit"

Agent: "Deal!"
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Aug. 9, 2021 at 3:20 p.m.
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Not a huge fan of the player but this signing is a steal for the Ducks.
Aug. 9, 2021 at 4:08 p.m.
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I thought he would get at least $3.5 million. I hope he justifies a gigantic raise next time!
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Aug. 9, 2021 at 5:19 p.m.
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Really team friendly deal. If I was Comtois agent I'd have just done a 1 year deal or asked for more money.
Aug. 9, 2021 at 9:41 p.m.
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Steal, I thought he would get paid 3 million at minimum.
Aug. 10, 2021 at 1:36 a.m.
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Quoting: Brian2016
Big market teams should learn a thing or two. Leafs/NYR would've paid double on a bridge.


I don't know about New York but in Canada, specifically in Toronto, taxes are quite high and so the Leafs have to pay more for a player than other NHL cities.

Would like to have players on team friendly deals like this one but not always possible depending on the team/city.
Aug. 10, 2021 at 3:11 a.m.
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I don't know about New York but in Canada, specifically in Toronto, taxes are quite high and so the Leafs have to pay more for a player than other NHL cities.

Would like to have players on team friendly deals like this one but not always possible depending on the team/city.


Teams in FLA and other states definitely have a huge advantage and their players pay more than 10% less in taxes, but California's tax rate is very similar to that of TOR. According to this site, Marner will pay about 54% of his salary in taxes next season while Max Comtois will pay 53.9%, almost identical. I've always felt that TOR and EDM overpay their free agents at an unnecessary rate that far exceeds the gap between different states/provinces. This is especially true with RFA's when the players have much less leverage to negotiate with other teams. If Comtois played for the Leafs, he would've been paid much more despite similar taxes. Just look at the pattern: Marner, Kapanen, Johnsson, etc...over the last few years.
Aug. 12, 2021 at 2:26 p.m.
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This is an absolute bardgen of a contract
Sep. 2, 2021 at 11:13 a.m.
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Quoting: EsoYeezus69
Great deal, was one of the Ducks better players last year.


He was their best player
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