That’s too much money for Marc Staal.
That’s the general consensus about the potential six-year, $34.2 million contract the New York Rangers and Staal will likely consummate in the coming days, which was first reported by Larry Brooks of the New York Post. The 28-year-old Staal will be an unrestricted free agent July 1 without a new deal.
First, there are the obvious criticisms of a deal that carries a $5.7 million cap hit for a defenseman who doesn’t do contribute much on offense.
Staal doesn’t do all that much offensively. He has one goal and seven points in 41 games this season and eight goals total over the past four seasons, which is partially because he missed significant time with a concussion and eye injury, but mostly because he is not an offensive defenseman.
Staal averages eight seconds of power-play time per game, which is 49 seconds fewer than that of No. 7 defenseman Matt Hunwick.
Offensive inefficiencies aside, Staal is a defenseman, and there’s nothing wrong with paying significant money to a defenseman who is primarily used in a defensive ro ...
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Marc Staal’s Contract with the New York Rangers Isn’t Great but It’s Fair
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