The Vancouver Canucks can look to sign Zeev Buium to a big contract extension this offseason
Donnie & Dhali: Rick Dhaliwal, when asked what a contract extension could look like for Vancouver Canucks defenseman Zeev Buium. The market has changed for young defenseman. Buium has one year left on his deal and is eligible for an extension this offseason.
Don Taylor: “Zeev Buium.”
Dhaliwal: “Okay, I want to say this. One of the things on the Canucks to do list this summer will be getting an extension done with Zeev Buium. I see a lot of people thinking eight times eight, eight years and $8 million per.
A couple of things to keep in mind, the market’s gone up. The salary caps gone up. This kid’s got high, high upside, Donnie. Character through the roof.”
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Taylor: “Part of the young core.”
Dhaliwal: “Yep. And okay, so two contracts I want you to keep in mind, okay. The market has changed. It changed when Luke Hughes got $9 million a year. It changed when Jackson Lacombe got $9 million a year. Both guys under 25.
If it’s an eight year deal, I can see it being nine plus for Buium, because of the market growth, Don. Because the fact this kid’s won a lot. He’s a winner.
And I’ll tell you something else. This is the last summer to get eight years, Don, then no more eight-year deals. Last summer, to get this guy tied up.”
Taylor: “With your own team.”
Dhaliwal: “Then it’s down to seven. So there’s a lot of things to factor in.”
Taylor: “Eight-year deals have worked out well for the Canucks.”
Dhaliwal: “Well, the last one, we don’t want to get into that, but anyways, the market is shifting for young, young defensemen, stud defensemen like William, couple of contracts to keep in mind.”
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Taylor: “Yeah, he’s got one more year left, right?”
Dhaliwal: “Yeah, but they can get to him July 1st.”
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