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St. Louis Blues signed Jordan Kyrou (8 Years / $8,125,000 AAV)

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Sep. 13, 2022 at 12:14 p.m.
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Jordan Kyrou has signed a new contract with the St. Louis Blues.
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SIGNED BY: Doug Armstrong
Length: 8 years
Value: $65,000,000
Expiry Status: UFA
Cap % Tooltip: 9.85
Signing Team: Logo of the St. Louis BluesSt. Louis Blues
Signing Date: Sep. 13, 2022
Source: CapFriendly

Jordan Kyrou signed a 8 year, $65,000,000 contract with the St. Louis Blues on Sep. 13, 2022. The contract has a cap hit of $8,125,000.

SEASONClauseCap HitTooltipAAV TooltipP. BonusesTooltipS. BonusesTooltipBase SalaryTooltipTotal SalaryTooltipMinors SalTooltip
2023-24$8,125,000$8,125,000$0$0$9,000,000$9,000,000$9,000,000
2024-25$8,125,000$8,125,000$0$0$10,900,000$10,900,000$10,900,000
2025-26NTC$8,125,000$8,125,000$0$0$10,500,000$10,500,000$10,500,000
2026-27NTC$8,125,000$8,125,000$0$0$8,250,000$8,250,000$8,250,000
2027-28NTC$8,125,000$8,125,000$0$0$6,600,000$6,600,000$6,600,000
2028-29NTC$8,125,000$8,125,000$0$0$6,600,000$6,600,000$6,600,000
2029-30NTC$8,125,000$8,125,000$0$0$6,600,000$6,600,000$6,600,000
2030-31M-NTC$8,125,000$8,125,000$0$0$6,550,000$6,550,000$6,550,000
TOTAL$65,000,000$65,000,000$0$0$65,000,000$65,000,000$65,000,000
CLAUSE DETAILS: Beginning 2030-31: 15 team no-trade list
CLAUSE SOURCE: CapFriendly
Sep. 13, 2022 at 12:16 p.m.
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STL seem to be the kings of matching contracts.

Kyrou/Thomas
Schenn/Faulk/Krug/Parayko
ROR/Tarasenko
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Sep. 13, 2022 at 12:17 p.m.
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Cant wait to see the praise for this deal compared to the criticisms of Stutzle's.
Sep. 13, 2022 at 12:19 p.m.
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Quoting: Ritzy
STL seem to be the kings of matching contracts.

Kyrou/Thomas
Schenn/Faulk/Krug/Parayko
ROR/Tarasenko


You beat me to this exact point - good skill for Armstrong to have
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Sep. 13, 2022 at 12:20 p.m.
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I think it s mean:
Thomas and Kyrou - in
ROR and Tarasenko-out.
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Sep. 13, 2022 at 12:22 p.m.
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If you haven't figured out how big the cap jump is going to be this should really have you clueing in by now with another one of these 8 year mega bet deals.

If your team has signed a high profile bridge deal this year, (or is likely going to DALLAS) you're in for a bad time.
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Sep. 13, 2022 at 12:29 p.m.
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I voted yes cause Kyrou is emerging into a dynamic star winger but he still needs to put it all together for this to really be a good deal.
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Sep. 13, 2022 at 12:31 p.m.
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Too much imo. Maybe he'll live up to it, but imo it's just too much.
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Sep. 13, 2022 at 12:39 p.m.
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Too much imo. Maybe he'll live up to it, but imo it's just too much.


Great take boss .
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Sep. 13, 2022 at 12:51 p.m.
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One season of PPG play is too much to demand an $8 million EXTENSION. If he were an RFA and wasn't going to play this season, then sure. However, this isn't worth it.
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Sep. 13, 2022 at 12:51 p.m.
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I think he’ll live up to it, kinda like Stutzle or Tkachuk last year
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Sep. 13, 2022 at 12:53 p.m.
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All these naysayers are cracking me up big time. In a couple years, the Thomas and Kyrou extensions will be the envy of the league (if they secretly aren't already tears of joy ). Of course, these are probably some of the same folks who laughed at me a couple years back for arguing these two were legit 1st line talents.
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Sep. 13, 2022 at 12:55 p.m.
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Blues GM is weird

He can extend his key young guys to good deals but then turns around and gives Nick Leddy a god awful extension

Either way he should live up to it. But this probs means ROR is gone
Sep. 13, 2022 at 12:59 p.m.
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Even as a Blues fan, I am very skeptical of this deal. He’s fast... but he doesn’t play defense and gets muscled off of the puck too easily. When he gets moved down in the lineup (as Berube does, when you aren’t performing), he tends to be very pouty in his body language and post-game pressers. I hope he makes me eat my words, but I don’t think JK will ever be a franchise corner piece, because he isn’t a team player! There’s a reason he wasn’t on the 2019 SC Team.
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Sep. 13, 2022 at 1:02 p.m.
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Quoting: aktobos71
I think it s mean:
Thomas and Kyrou - in
ROR and Tarasenko-out.


ROR will be back! He’s our captain until 2030!
Vladi is obviously/definitely gone!
Sep. 13, 2022 at 1:02 p.m.
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Even as a Blues fan, I am very skeptical of this deal. He’s fast... but he doesn’t play defense and gets muscled off of the puck too easily. When he gets moved down in the lineup (as Berube does, when you aren’t performing), he tends to be very pouty in his body language and post-game pressers. I hope he makes me eat my words, but I don’t think JK will ever be a franchise corner piece, because he isn’t a team player! There’s a reason he wasn’t on the 2019 SC Team.


Name checks out
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Sep. 13, 2022 at 1:03 p.m.
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Quoting: mokumboi
All these naysayers are cracking me up big time. In a couple years, the Thomas and Kyrou extensions will be the envy of the league (if they secretly aren't already tears of joy ). Of course, these are probably some of the same folks who laughed at me a couple years back for arguing these two were legit 1st line talents.


Thomas, YES!
Kyrou, NO!
Gotta play defense to be on the 1st line!
Sep. 13, 2022 at 1:09 p.m.
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A lot of younger players are getting these long term contracts with sizable salaries.

Goes into the pile with the Stutzle and Thompson deals - it's a risk but you're betting on future production making it worthwhile.
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Sep. 13, 2022 at 1:09 p.m.
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Quoting: STL_Skeptic
Thomas, YES!
Kyrou, NO!
Gotta play defense to be on the 1st line!


First of all, history if filled with 1st line stars who only had a passing acquaintance with defense. More importantly, just because a young player makes some mistakes on defense doesn;t mean he never plays defense. That was his first full season, he's learning. Relax.
Sep. 13, 2022 at 1:13 p.m.
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Another huge contract after only one good season. This makes Tage Thompson look like a bargain.
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Sep. 13, 2022 at 1:16 p.m.
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Name checks out


logged in just to like your comment
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Sep. 13, 2022 at 1:17 p.m.
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this could go downwards very fast if he doesnt keep up the production that he did this year.. i think that they would've been fine giving him this contract after next szn
Sep. 13, 2022 at 1:25 p.m.
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couldnt afford 2nd t
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Cant wait to see the praise for this deal compared to the criticisms of Stutzle's.


There is no longer a distinction between what star RFAs coming off their ELC and star UFAs (or RFAs selling off significant UFA years) get on long term deals. Teams get their RFA discounts on 2nd line players and bottom 6 players because those players have less leverage.

People will point to JT Miller signing for 8 million over 7 years as a criticism of the Stutzle or Kyrou deal. As in, why does a mystery box in Stutzle get more than a known near 100 point player in Miller. Well, Miller's contract starts the year he turns 31, and takes him well into his late 30s. There is an understanding that he won't be a 100 point player for the entire contract. Stutzle and Kyrou signed contracts that stretch through their prime years.

I think part of what we are seeing is that teams are motivated to lock up these players because there is an expectation that the cap is going to explode once escrow is repaid. 3-4 years from now, the norm could very well be 10 million for these kind of players, not 8.
Sep. 13, 2022 at 1:34 p.m.
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Quoting: STL_Skeptic
Even as a Blues fan, I am very skeptical of this deal. He’s fast... but he doesn’t play defense and gets muscled off of the puck too easily. When he gets moved down in the lineup (as Berube does, when you aren’t performing), he tends to be very pouty in his body language and post-game pressers. I hope he makes me eat my words, but I don’t think JK will ever be a franchise corner piece, because he isn’t a team player! There’s a reason he wasn’t on the 2019 SC Team.


I wanted to post this exact thing but didn't want to get lit up by Blues homers. I can't count the number of times he even "outskates" himself and loses the puck. He is VERY fast skater but stick handling and playmaking at that speed consistently aren't there yet. Maybe he will develop it or maybe he'll be a "Mike Hoffman" guy who plays a 100 foot game and power play specialist.

When the Blues lose Tarasenko and O'Reilly the team will cease to be a real threat; might be more entertaining but will not be an all-around contender.
Sep. 13, 2022 at 1:35 p.m.
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Try not paying a fringe 1st liner around 8mil challenge is clearly impossible
 
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