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HOCKEY: ZACH BOGOSIAN SIGNS 7-YEAR DEAL WITH JETS
http://asbarez.com/112616/hockey-zach-bogosian-signs-7-year-deal-with-jets/
Friday, August 9th, 2013
Zack Bogosian
WINNIPEG, Canada (CBS Sports)-Zach Bogosian is sticking around in
Winnipeg for a long time to come.
The Jet who needed to be re-signed was perhaps their top free agent,
defenseman Zach Bogosian. On Monday the team announced it has agreed
to a new deal to avoid the process and sign up the young and promising
defenseman for a long time to come.
How long? Seven years, during which Bogosian will make $36 million.
That's a $5.14 million cap hit for you math majors out there.
That's an alright deal for a young defenseman like Bogosian who is
already on his third contract. This will take him to 30 years of age
so it will eat up some UFA years while they're at it for a pretty
good price relative to the type of player he is. Yes, it is a bit
high on the surface, but consider the cost of paying out UFA years
and the fact that he should be a top-pairing defenseman for the Jets
and the rate doesn't seem that bad. The trick is proving he's worth
it because he can be.
Bogosian, the third overall pick in 2008 by the Thrashers/Jets
franchise, has become a mainstay on the blue line for the Jets and
will remain as such for a lot longer. He has been averaging a little
more than 23 minutes per game the past couple of seasons and this
past year he had five goals and nine assists in 33 games. If there
is a big knock against him it's injury concerns. In his five seasons
he's only played more than 71 games once - and he wasn't on pace to
play that last season, which was shortened by the lockout.
Over the weekend the Jets made another big re-signing in Blake Wheeler,
who had a six-year deal thrown his way.
http://asbarez.com/112616/hockey-zach-bogosian-signs-7-year-deal-with-jets/
Friday, August 9th, 2013
Zack Bogosian
WINNIPEG, Canada (CBS Sports)-Zach Bogosian is sticking around in
Winnipeg for a long time to come.
The Jet who needed to be re-signed was perhaps their top free agent,
defenseman Zach Bogosian. On Monday the team announced it has agreed
to a new deal to avoid the process and sign up the young and promising
defenseman for a long time to come.
How long? Seven years, during which Bogosian will make $36 million.
That's a $5.14 million cap hit for you math majors out there.
That's an alright deal for a young defenseman like Bogosian who is
already on his third contract. This will take him to 30 years of age
so it will eat up some UFA years while they're at it for a pretty
good price relative to the type of player he is. Yes, it is a bit
high on the surface, but consider the cost of paying out UFA years
and the fact that he should be a top-pairing defenseman for the Jets
and the rate doesn't seem that bad. The trick is proving he's worth
it because he can be.
Bogosian, the third overall pick in 2008 by the Thrashers/Jets
franchise, has become a mainstay on the blue line for the Jets and
will remain as such for a lot longer. He has been averaging a little
more than 23 minutes per game the past couple of seasons and this
past year he had five goals and nine assists in 33 games. If there
is a big knock against him it's injury concerns. In his five seasons
he's only played more than 71 games once - and he wasn't on pace to
play that last season, which was shortened by the lockout.
Over the weekend the Jets made another big re-signing in Blake Wheeler,
who had a six-year deal thrown his way.