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Los Angeles Kings signed Anze Kopitar (2 Years / $7,000,000 AAV)

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Jul. 6, 2023 at 4:58 p.m.
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Anze Kopitar has signed a new contract with the Los Angeles Kings.
35+ Contract (Extension)
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SIGNED BY: Rob Blake
Length: 2 years
Value: $14,000,000
Expiry Status: UFA
Cap % Tooltip: 8.38
Signing Team: Logo of the Los Angeles KingsLos Angeles Kings
Signing Date: Jul. 6, 2023
Source: CapFriendly

Anze Kopitar signed a 2 year, $14,000,000 contract with the Los Angeles Kings on Jul. 6, 2023. The contract has a cap hit of $7,000,000.

SEASONClauseCap HitTooltipAAV TooltipP. BonusesTooltipS. BonusesTooltipBase SalaryTooltipTotal SalaryTooltipMinors SalTooltip
2024-25NMC$7,000,000$7,000,000$0$6,225,000$775,000$7,000,000$7,000,000
2025-26NMC$7,000,000$7,000,000$0$0$7,000,000$7,000,000$7,000,000
TOTAL$14,000,000$14,000,000$0$6,225,000$7,775,000$14,000,000$14,000,000
CLAUSE SOURCE: CapFriendly
Jul. 6, 2023 at 4:59 p.m.
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its a bit of an overpay but its there captain so i assume its fine
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Jul. 6, 2023 at 5:00 p.m.
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Came out of nowhere
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Jul. 6, 2023 at 5:00 p.m.
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Solid extension that is friendly for both the player and the team. With the cap rising this is nice value for a 2C with a very strong two way game.
Jul. 6, 2023 at 5:00 p.m.
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Kopitar is still good an all but I struggle to understand why LA would give out a 35+ contract a year in advance. **** happens and there is no upside for them to do this. It's not like Kopitar is ever going to leave or won't let you sign him around the deadline or offseason
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Jul. 6, 2023 at 5:03 p.m.
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Hoping it would have come in lower, but also hard to complain about giving him 7 with everything he brings.

Hopefully there can be another cup in that extension!
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Jul. 6, 2023 at 5:07 p.m.
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Wow this came out of left field, never heard anything till after it was done
Jul. 6, 2023 at 5:07 p.m.
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Not front-loaded, so none of the usual 35+ contract drawbacks apply.

Good signing.
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Jul. 6, 2023 at 5:15 p.m.
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Kopitar is still good an all but I struggle to understand why LA would give out a 35+ contract a year in advance. **** happens and there is no upside for them to do this. It's not like Kopitar is ever going to leave or won't let you sign him around the deadline or offseason


Cap certainty. Now they know exactly how much money to allocate for next season and can spend accordingly.
Jul. 6, 2023 at 5:17 p.m.
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Cap certainty. Now they know exactly how much money to allocate for next season and can spend accordingly.


This really isn't that important - especially at this price tag. He wasn't going to command more and now you're locked in no matter what. Just poor risk analysis
Jul. 6, 2023 at 5:18 p.m.
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This really isn't that important - especially at this price tag. He wasn't going to command more and now you're locked in no matter what. Just poor risk analysis


Not sure what this means.
Jul. 6, 2023 at 5:22 p.m.
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Somehow I'm not surprised that you don't understand the concept of guaranteed contracts.
Locking it in for a player like Kopitar is not a good thing like it would be for a McDavid or Matthews given his age


If he's injured, he goes on LTIR. If he's bad, the Kings can buy him out. If he retires, the cap hit goes away.

Not sure what the problem is.
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Jul. 6, 2023 at 5:25 p.m.
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Thought he'd take more of a pay cut like Bergeron
Jul. 6, 2023 at 5:31 p.m.
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If he's bad, the Kings can buy him out. If he retires, the cap hit goes away.

Not sure what the problem is.


Yeah, you really don't get it.

35+ deals do not ever go away. Can't even buy them out
Jul. 6, 2023 at 5:32 p.m.
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Edited Jul. 6, 2023 at 5:38 p.m.
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Yeah, you really don't get it.

35+ deals do not ever go away. Can't even buy them out


In the return to play MOU signed in 2020, the league did away with the 35+ drawbacks for multi-year contracts that are not front loaded.

Maybe you should "get it" before you start throwing shade.
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Jul. 6, 2023 at 5:33 p.m.
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This really isn't that important - especially at this price tag. He wasn't going to command more and now you're locked in no matter what. Just poor risk analysis


Think teams are still unsure what the cap rise will be. I could see Kopitar having another strong season, seeing a large cap jump, then demanding even more than this. His injury history isn't decorated enough to have as deep of a risk analysis role as some other older players.
Regardless, the "overpay" is minimal. Kopitar should be at worst a mid tier 2C for the first year of that contract, which is around standard for a 7m player now.
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Jul. 6, 2023 at 5:35 p.m.
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Fair deal imo, if he can keep up his production with the defensive impact he's always had this is pretty solid
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Jul. 6, 2023 at 5:36 p.m.
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Yeah, you really don't get it.

35+ deals do not ever go away. Can't even buy them out


35+ Year Old Rule for Cap Counting
CBA §50.5(d)(i)(B)(5) shall have no application to a multi-year SPC that has: (1) total compensation (Player Salary and Bonuses) that is either the same as or increases from one League Year to the immediately subsequent League Year, and (2) a Signing Bonus, if any, that is payable in the first year of the SPC only.

So yes, the Kings can buy out Kopitar's contract just like any other contract and get the full cap relief that any other contract would.
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Jul. 6, 2023 at 5:36 p.m.
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Quoting: tkecanuck341
In the return to play MOU signed in 2020, the league did away with the 35+ drawbacks for single-year deals or multi-year contracts that are not front loaded.

Maybe you should "get it" before you start throwing shade.


Structure wasn't in when I was posting. Not sure if what I'm seeing now is final but it wasn't eligible initially,
Regardless - the options available are still bad for no reason. They easily could have waited. There was zero chance of this contract being higher than budgeted
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Jul. 6, 2023 at 5:38 p.m.
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Yeah, you really don't get it.

35+ deals do not ever go away. Can't even buy them out


FYI.

https://puckpedia.com/salary-cap/revised-rules-35-contracts
Jul. 6, 2023 at 5:39 p.m.
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Structure wasn't in when I was posting. Not sure if what I'm seeing now is final but it wasn't eligible initially,
Regardless - the options available are still bad for no reason. They easily could have waited. There was zero chance of this contract being higher than budgeted


Yes it was.
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Jul. 6, 2023 at 5:39 p.m.
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FYI.

https://puckpedia.com/salary-cap/revised-rules-35-contracts


Yeah I saw. Thats for certain structures, which wasn't updated when I was initially posting
Jul. 6, 2023 at 5:39 p.m.
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Yes it was.


It literally wasn't. Had the ! This is just an estimate will be updated later on it
And again, you fail to address the rest of the concern
Jul. 6, 2023 at 5:40 p.m.
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Yeah I saw. Thats for certain structures, which wasn't updated when I was initially posting


Maybe next time you won't be so condescending right off the hop.
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Jul. 6, 2023 at 5:40 p.m.
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after all the money he's made he did not give the kings the Bergeron discount!
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