If I was in the Wild shoes, I will then try to negotiate back with certain negatives:
- Sanderson was the team's #2 dman at the time behind Chabot. The Wild have Brodin and Spurgeon, the captain so he is technically their #3 (the other side would dispute Spurgeon, but we would say Spurgeon is captain).
- There are even better comparisons like Slavin, who is signed at 7.07% cap hit ($6.36mil). Also Skeji. And like them, he didn't carry with him the draft history (other side would argue that shoud play no part in the contract TODAY, but I would just say these are just more fitting comparisons, in college bg, draft position, and playing history).
Now, hopefully, add in the perks on playing at home, his eyewear line marketing rooted in MN themes, perhaps suggestions of a captaincy track, and perhaps we might hit something in the middle. Like $7.5 for 8 years.
EDIT: If he plays levels off, best we could probably ask for is 7.5mil, if it keeps getting better to being our #1 guy, best is probably $8.0mil, and if BG gets that, its a huge win.