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Forum: NHL SigningsJul. 17, 2023 at 3:29 p.m.
Thread: Chicago Blackhawks signed Connor Bedard (3 Years / $4,450,000 AAV)
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Jco5ta5</b></div><div>Not sure if this has been posted but for those who are interested in performance bonuses…

https://www.hockeyfeed.com/nhl-news/full-breakdown-of-connor-bedard-s-first-ever-nhl-contract</div></div>

Thanks for posting that. I’m going to break from the trend here and provide a serious comment.

These look like pretty reasonable bonus criteria, not just a loophole to get around the entry-level contract maximum. I guess he only needs to hit on 4 of the 9 Type A criteria to get the $1M maximum for that bonus. Most of them look achievable, and some will effectively count as two (for example, if he gets 60 points, he automatically meets the 0.73 points per game requirement), but he will have to earn them – he won’t get them just for showing up (though I’ll be surprised if he isn’t among the team’s top 6 forwards in time on ice, especially if it’s a per-game average so an injury wouldn’t prevent him from reaching it).

I assume he only needs to hit on one of the Type B criteria to get the $2.5M payout, but he needs to be close to an elite player right out of the gate just to hit on one of them, especially since the Calder is not included among the list of trophies. (The Richard is redundant, because he can’t win that without being in the top 10 in goals, and the Conn Smythe seems like a joke, but I guess they have to pretend they’re trying to win the cup.) I wouldn’t be surprised to see him do it, but not all superstars were great their first year in the league.