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A Not-So-Brief Look at Carolina Hurricanes’ Upcoming Contract Extensions

By Matthew Nidiffer

Oct 12, 2019; Raleigh, NC, USA; Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Dougie Hamilton (19) and right wing Andrei Svechnikov (37) look on against the Columbus Blue Jackets at PNC Arena. The Columbus Blue Jackets defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2. Mandatory Credit: James Guillory-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 12, 2019; Raleigh, NC, USA; Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Dougie Hamilton (19) and right wing Andrei Svechnikov (37) look on against the Columbus Blue Jackets at PNC Arena. The Columbus Blue Jackets defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2. Mandatory Credit: James Guillory-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 7, 2020; Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Dougie Hamilton (19) reacts after scoring the game winning goal in the over time against the Philadelphia Flyers at PNC Arena. The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 5-4 in the over time. Mandatory Credit: James Guillory-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 7, 2020; Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Dougie Hamilton (19) reacts after scoring the game winning goal in the over time against the Philadelphia Flyers at PNC Arena. The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 5-4 in the over time. Mandatory Credit: James Guillory-USA TODAY Sports /

Extending Dougie and Svech

Dougie Hamilton will easily command between $7.5M-$8M per year. Let’s err on the side of caution, and give him an $8M contract for 4 years. This brings our total cap space down to $20,126,417, with 22 players left to be signed.

Andrei Svechnikov should be next in line, but I still have one foot firmly planted in the camp that says he’ll bet on himself and sign a nice little bridge deal to get through the flat cap era, and really cash in 2-3 years from now when the salary cap starts going up again.

https://twitter.com/theScore/status/1207129838970122241

Svech was reportedly offered a contract of $7.5M for 7 years several months ago, but that has yet to materialize. I legitimately believe Svech will take a bridge deal and sign for around 2 years at $5M or so. This hypothetical signing would bring the Canes down to $15,126,417, and 22 players left to be signed.

Let’s skip the rest of the skaters for now and focus on the goalies. I am going to insert a [HOT TAKE ALERT] right here, so be warned before continuing to the next page.

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