Quoting: OldNYIfan
If an older guy is outperforming a younger guy, how is his contract bad by comparison as a result of his age?
Furthermore, what does being a center vs being a LW have to do with whether the contract delivers better value? In fact, it works just the opposite way in the case of Hischier: centers should be MORE productive than wingers. Moreover, your math skills need improvement. Hischier isn't $2 million cheaper than Benn, he's $1.5 million more expensive. (Hischier is due $32 million over the next 4 seasons, Benn $13 million over the next two.)
I mentioned Guentzel not because I think that his contract is bad, but just to note that if a player is outperforming one of the premier offensive players in the league, it's pretty snarky to consider him to be on a bad contract.
In short, what you've done here is list big contracts, not bad ones.
Bc if you read the description, I'm comparing players at their respective positions.
So hischier is compared to other Cs. and Benn is compared to other LWs.
And if you read description, you would have also seen I based it off AAV not cash. And like I just said, I'm viewing from a cap perspective.
Age matters bc a 24 year old will maintain/improve as he reaches his prime, while a 33 year old will regress as he gets older.
Hischier's AAV is 7.25, Benns 9.5.
You're welcome to look at the list of
26 qualifying LWs and tell me which you'd have as a worse contract than Benn going forward