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Vegas Golden Knights signed Zach Whitecloud (6 Years / $2,750,000 AAV)

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Oct. 28, 2021 at 2:24 p.m.
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Zach Whitecloud has signed a new contract with the Vegas Golden Knights.
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SIGNED BY: Kelly McCrimmon
Length: 6 years
Value: $16,500,000
Expiry Status: UFA
Cap % Tooltip: 3.37
Signing Team: Logo of the Vegas Golden KnightsVegas Golden Knights
Signing Date: Oct. 28, 2021
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Zach Whitecloud signed a 6 year, $16,500,000 contract with the Vegas Golden Knights on Oct. 28, 2021. The contract has a cap hit of $2,750,000.

SEASONClauseCap HitTooltipAAV TooltipP. BonusesTooltipS. BonusesTooltipBase SalaryTooltipTotal SalaryTooltipMinors SalTooltip
2022-23$2,750,000$2,750,000$0$2,000,000$1,000,000$3,000,000$3,000,000
2023-24$2,750,000$2,750,000$0$0$3,000,000$3,000,000$3,000,000
2024-25$2,750,000$2,750,000$0$0$2,750,000$2,750,000$2,750,000
2025-26$2,750,000$2,750,000$0$0$2,750,000$2,750,000$2,750,000
2026-27$2,750,000$2,750,000$0$0$2,500,000$2,500,000$2,500,000
2027-28$2,750,000$2,750,000$0$0$2,500,000$2,500,000$2,500,000
TOTAL$16,500,000$16,500,000$0$2,000,000$14,500,000$16,500,000$16,500,000
Oct. 28, 2021 at 2:26 p.m.
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Great deal. Very team friendly
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Oct. 28, 2021 at 2:26 p.m.
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don't forget, you're here forever
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Oct. 28, 2021 at 2:30 p.m.
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Young and cost-controlled RHDs are worth their weight in gold to teams. Locking up a decently-good one to a rate that Tucker Poolman got in UFA is a pretty solid get. This will be a possible blueprint for the Ethan Bear talks, perhaps, albeit his will likely be a little bit more expensive because he has slightly more offense to his game.
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Oct. 28, 2021 at 2:31 p.m.
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Great deal, solid 4-5 D with upside for a long term team friendly deal
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Oct. 28, 2021 at 2:31 p.m.
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I hate Vegas.
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Oct. 28, 2021 at 2:34 p.m.
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A weird contract, but it's great for VGK. I see they took a page out of the playbook that was used for Jarnkrok, Mayfield, and others.
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Oct. 28, 2021 at 2:34 p.m.
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Now THAT's a good contract. He's only 24, so if he goes off in a couple years' time, this will look like the best contract for a defenseman in the NHL.
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Oct. 28, 2021 at 2:37 p.m.
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GREAT contract for a valuable young defenseman. Term is a little longer than I thought the Golden Knights would give, or get. AAV shows the value of a no-income-tax state.
Oct. 28, 2021 at 2:38 p.m.
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At some point, it could very well be another case of Adam Pelech when he only cost 1.6M last season.
Oct. 28, 2021 at 2:40 p.m.
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Holy, great deal for team and player!
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Oct. 28, 2021 at 2:49 p.m.
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Franchise mode type contract
Oct. 28, 2021 at 2:53 p.m.
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Quoting: OldNYIfan
GREAT contract for a valuable young defenseman. Term is a little longer than I thought the Golden Knights would give, or get. AAV shows the value of a no-income-tax state.


This ain't about a no income tax state, at least not really. This is the same winner's discount that teams like the Islanders (Pelech/Pulock/Mayfield), the Canes (Svechnikov), or the Bruins (Hall/Carlo) get. Look at how the Florida Panthers, in a no-income-tax state, used to drastically overpay free agents as recently as 2 years ago...that is, until they started to win. This is the true disparity in the NHL free agency rates.
Oct. 28, 2021 at 2:58 p.m.
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This ain't about a no income tax state, at least not really. This is the same winner's discount that teams like the Islanders (Pelech/Pulock/Mayfield), the Canes (Svechnikov), or the Bruins (Hall/Carlo) get. Look at how the Florida Panthers, in a no-income-tax state, used to drastically overpay free agents as recently as 2 years ago...that is, until they started to win. This is the true disparity in the NHL free agency rates.


Where did you read that I implied that no-income-tax was the exclusive factor in this arrangement?
Oct. 28, 2021 at 3:02 p.m.
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Where did you read that I implied that no-income-tax was the exclusive factor in this arrangement?


"AAV shows the value of a no-income-tax state."

I never stated that you said that it was the no-income-tax exclusively. What I'm saying is that the tax rates have far less of an impact than CW or even compared to what you said, at least in my opinion. The bigger factor is "the winner's discount".
Oct. 28, 2021 at 3:10 p.m.
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good deal for a decent 3rd pairing dman.
Oct. 28, 2021 at 3:12 p.m.
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I want Gourde back
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Best contract I've seen in a while. Honestly think this is almost Mackinnon/Point level
Oct. 28, 2021 at 3:16 p.m.
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Oct. 28, 2021 at 4:15 p.m.
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Great signing. The term is key here. Takes him to his prime at an AAV south of 3 mil.
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Oct. 28, 2021 at 6:01 p.m.
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Worst case scenario: The 24-year-old Whitecloud is done developing and Las Vegas gets a solid 4/5 defender at a fair price
Best case: He continues getting better and becomes a legit top 4 RHD on a contender until he's 30.

Steal for the Knights
Oct. 28, 2021 at 7:01 p.m.
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Very good signing IMO for a bonified third-pairing defenseman. TBH, he probably won't be anything more than a quality third pairing defenseman in his career, but this is a very good cap hit to get him at for the years to come
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Oct. 28, 2021 at 9:47 p.m.
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a steal if I've ever seen one.
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Oct. 29, 2021 at 12:43 a.m.
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Until Vegas one day locks you out of the training facility and you find out on Twitter you've been traded.
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Oct. 29, 2021 at 3:18 p.m.
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Honestly a really underrated player, infuriating to watch as a sharks fan
Oct. 29, 2021 at 9:34 p.m.
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This is unironically the best defenseman signed today. No one in this league can evaluate defense apparently, cause there's no reason for Whitecloud to be paid this little if people know how good he is at it.
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