Sunday, January 17, 2016

Kopitar extension

The Los Angeles Kings have finally signed Anze Kopitar to a contract, and it's a big one as well. Kopitar got an 8 year 80 million dollar contract like the Kane/Toews one. This is good for Los Angeles since they now have their stud center for 8 more years and nobody has to worry about it anymore. With that Kopitar will probably play better with all the pressure relieved. This situation is kinda like the Steven Stamkos situation, but the Kings had enough money for this big contract. The down side is that this is a lot of money and the Kings may have to make a move to stay under the cap, but Vincent Lecavalier retiring this season that should help. This seems like the right move, but Kopitar will be getting paid this money when he's 36 years old and he has a no move clause. For now it should make him and the Kings a better team for years to come, but it may get interesting when he's 36 years old unless he continues to be good. Is this a good contract? Will Kopitar play better because of this? What will the Kings do when he's 36? stay tuned.....

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