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In what universe is Nylander worth more than Pastrnak? Not the one in which the games I’ve been watching are played. Pastrnak has been a consistently more impactful player than Nylander for a lot more years. I suppose you could attribute the difference in dollars to a year of inflation, but even if you believe that, Nylander’s contract is worth significantly more than Pastrnak’s because:
1) Nylander’s contract includes his age 35 year versus Pastrnak’s age 27 year.
2) Nylander has a full no-move clause for all 8 years of the contract. Pastrnak only got that for the first 5 years.
3) 75% of Nylander’s contract is signing bonuses, and in years 7 & 8 it’s closer to 90%, making it buyout proof. Pastrnak’s is only 29%, and that goes down toward the end of the contract when they’re more likely to want to buy it out.
This contract is structured the same as the Tavares contract that everybody hates, only it’s worse because it runs a year longer. (Tavares’s contract also started with his age 28 year.) How are the Leafs ever going to compete with the Bruins when they give out bigger contracts to players with a lesser body of work?