The Columbus Blue Jackets have re-signed defenseman Seth Jones to a six-year, $34.2 million contract.
Blue Jackets re-sign Seth Jones to a six-year deal.
SPECTOR’S NOTE: Jones, 21, will earn an average annual salary of $5.4 million. That’s a substantial raise over his entry-level average cap hit (minus bonuses) of $925K. Acquired midway through 2015-16 from the Nashville Predators, the Jackets see Jones as their much-needed No.1 defenseman
Jones has steadily improved since joining the Nashville Predators in 2013-14 as a first-round pick (fourth overall) in the 2013 NHL Draft. In 81 games this season split between the Predators and Blue Jackets, he scored three goals and collected 28 assists for 31 points. Twenty of those points came with the Blue Jackets.
The 6’4″, 208 pounder has impressive all-around skills and the potential to blossom into a future Norris Trophy contender. Should he develop as anticipated, this contract could be considered a bargain in a few years.
Re-signing Jones, however, leaves the Jackets with limited salary-cap space for 2016-17. The Columbus Dispatch’s Aaron Portzline indicates they have around $42K of cap space remaining under the $73 million cap ceiling. Management will likely make a trade or buy out a player to alleviate that issue.
I’m just waiting for the bruins to sign Jakob Trouba to an offer sheet and there’ll be more to come from this. You can bet your sweet bippy on it!
hope they don’t ..that will crush their cap space & they have other needs to deal with
Can someone calrify a point for me. All throughout the Stamkos watch this year, many fans and the media say that Stamkos would make tons more endorsement income if he played in Toronto. I simply do not get this idea or way of thinking, by that logic could Crosby make more in endorsments if he played in TO? Doubt it. I would think that this type of thinking would apply to less well know players, per say like a Justin Faulk, nothing wrong with Faulk as a player but I assume playing in Carolina gives him less exposure then a guy like Jake Gardiner playing in Toronto. IMO the endorsements for Stamkos will come if he plays for Buffalo Detroit or any one else because hes already a known superstar talent. Cant see why say Reebok would give him less money to wear their skates if he played in Buffalo compared to Toronto.
You make good points there but the difference that Toronto based companies and Tampa Bay based companies are willing to spend to market a hockey player are vastly different. It’s not the hockey based endorsements like reebok that are going to make the difference. It’s other opportunities where a hockey player can sell a product or business in Toronto because people know who he is and are die hard fans. Whereas in Tampa a much larger selection of the population have no idea who he is and don’t care about hockey.
This is like saying a basketball player in Toronto could make as much money in endorsements as one in New York. Any US market for that matter. Stamkos in Toronto would have his face on cat litter, toilette paper, tires, selling souvlaki to the Greeks on Danforth, milk… The marketability of a hockey player in Canada is massive.
Mike They put out a list of athletes and how much they earned last year in endorsements. Sid was the highest hockey player and he came out at 3.2 mill. Hockey isn`t big for endorsements in the states and I`m betting most of that 3.2 mill came from timmies. Toronto met with Stamkos and his agents for their presentation today. Who do you think Shannahan took with him. He brought the mayor of Toronto and the president of Canadian Tire. Shanny can`t talk specifics for a contract for the leafs, but the other 2 can talk endorsements and I`ll bet if Stamkos signs in T.O., his picture will be everywhere and the money will be rolling in. He`ll make way more than 3.2 mill and the thing about Toronto that no U.S. city can offer, the endorsements will last a lifetime if the fans love him. Just ask Clark and Sittler. And if Toronto won a cup during his time in T.O. WOW
What is going on in the NHL right now? Hall for Larsson, Subban for Weber. Holy crap
Not surprised at all that Subban got traded. I have heard for quite awhile now that not only was he disliked in the locker room but was actually despised. A bad trade for Nashville they just got weaker on D.