Seattle Kraken signed William Borgen (2 Years / $2,700,000 AAV)

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Was this a good signing?

Jul. 7, 2023 at 5:06 p.m.

William Borgen has signed a new contract with the Seattle Kraken.

Length: 2 years

Value: $5,400,000

Expiry Status: UFA

Cap %

: 3.23

Signing Team:

Seattle Kraken

Signing Date: Jul. 7, 2023

Source: CapFriendly

William Borgen signed a 2 year, $5,400,000 contract with the Seattle Kraken on Jul. 7, 2023. The contract has a cap hit of $2,700,000.

SEASON	Cap Hit	AAV	P. Bonuses	S. Bonuses	Base Salary	Total Salary	Minors Sal
2023-24	$2,700,000	$2,700,000	$0	$0	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	$2,500,000
2024-25	$2,700,000	$2,700,000	$0	$0	$2,900,000	$2,900,000	$2,900,000
TOTAL	$5,400,000	$5,400,000	$0	$0	$5,400,000	$5,400,000	$5,400,000

ARBITRATION: This contract was signed following an arbitration filing

Jul. 7, 2023 at 5:14 p.m.

TheFastAndTheFleuryous

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Edited Jul. 7, 2023 at 5:23 p.m.

Glad to see Seattle signing their most important RFA arbitration-eligible D.

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Jul. 7, 2023 at 5:19 p.m.

Skyraider112

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Great contract. Love Borgen as a player, definitely can be a top 4 shutdown D. Very fluid skater, physical when needed, and solid puck mover. He's just gonna get better and his next deal is gonna be payday for him

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Jul. 7, 2023 at 5:42 p.m.

BigBallsBriere

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Borgen was solid last year, this feels a little pricy, but overall it's a fair contract and if he can build off last year it should age pretty well.

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Jul. 7, 2023 at 6:35 p.m.

NorthernLeafsFan05

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Underrated piece in Seattle

Jul. 7, 2023 at 7:12 p.m.

KrakenTheCode

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Borgen doesn't get a lot of name recognition, but last year he seized his opportunity and ran with it, working his way up the lineup and onto the second pair as a burgeoning shutdown defender. In my opinion, he's become one of the more underrated defensemen in the entire league. A 2 year, $2.7M AAV contract is about what I expected for his next contract. Personally I would have liked to have seen an extra year or two added on to his deal, but that might just be because I'm a big fan of Borgen and want him to stick around in Seattle for a while. As it stands I think this is a nice contract for both sides. Seattle gets another couple of years of Borgen at an affordable rate while retaining cap flexibility for the future and can extend him down the line, and Borgen triples his previous salary while putting himself in position for a nice payday in a couple years' time.

Jul. 7, 2023 at 9:15 p.m.

jr400

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Quoting: TheFastAndTheFleuryous

Glad to see Seattle signing their most important RFA arbitration-eligible D.

Getting the easier one done first, I guess. I've always like Dunn but he's coming off such a great season it's going to be a challenge not to overpay him.

I haven't seen him play much but Borgen seems to be pretty highly regarded as a shutdown guy, so this is probably a good AAV for him, but it takes him into unrestricted free agency, so I would have tried to get another year or two to cover all his prime years.

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Jul. 7, 2023 at 10:39 p.m.

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