NHL Free Agency 2025: Which 10 Blockbuster Contracts Are Redefining the Game?
Marner’s $12 million AAV represents 12.5 percent of the salary cap next season. That’s actually less than his last contract with the Leafs, which represented 13.4 percent of the salary cap at the time. Marner would have almost certainly been able to command a higher cap hit than $12 million from other teams on the open market.
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Pius Suter, St. Louis Blues
Contract: $4.125 million x two years
When Sam Bennett, John Tavares and Matt Duchene re-signed with their respective clubs, the free-agent center market went from underwhelming to ghastly. Many expected that it would lead to Pius Suter, coming off a career-best 25-goal season in which he also delivered excellent defensive results, earning a massive payday. Instead, the Blues swooped in to land the savvy 29-year-old veteran on a tidy two-year deal.
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