Logan Cooley's Deal Just Hit Different
Logan Cooley’s contract with the Utah Mammoth suddenly looks like an absolute bargain.
On this episode of SLC Puck, Austin breaks down why Cooley’s 8-year, $10 million AAV deal looks so good after the Anaheim Ducks were forced to match Philadelphia’s 5-year, $90 million offer sheet for Leo Carlsson. The comparison is wild: Cooley has 69 goals in 211 NHL games, Carlsson has 61 in 201, and their points-per-game rates are nearly identical. But Cooley takes up just 9.62% of Utah’s cap, while Carlsson comes in at 17.31%.
We also get into what this says about Bill Armstrong’s long-term cap…
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