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Alec Martinez Close To New Contract With Vegas Golden Knights

July 28, 2021 at 8:50 am CDT | by Gavin Lee 7 Comments

Wednesday: The AAV will be $5.25MM, per Seravalli, who adds the deal will carry a partial no-trade clause each season with a varying number of teams.

Monday: The Vegas Golden Knights aren’t going to let Alec Martinez go that easily. Frank Seravalli of Daily Faceoff reports that the two sides are closing in on a deal to keep the veteran defenseman in Vegas. The contract is expected to be for three years and will carry a cap hit of around $5MM, according to Seravalli.

Vegas has two star defensemen in Alex Pietrangelo and Shea Theodore, but if you ask many of the people who are around the Golden Knights on a daily basis, it’s Martinez who was the most reliable defender on the team. Turning 34 today, the veteran will receive a slight raise on the $4MM cap hit he has carried over the past six seasons, but it keeps him off the market and away from any rival clubs.

After a few down seasons in Los Angeles, Martinez showed exactly what he can do with a strong team around him, racking up 32 points in 53 games. He averaged more than 22 minutes a night for the Golden Knights, more than doubling the next player with 168 blocked shots. His style of defense isn’t overly physical, but it is effective and obviously valuable to the Vegas front office and coaching staff.

Still, a deal of this magnitude brings up several other questions. The Golden Knights are dealing with a tight cap squeeze, and a $5MM hit for Martinez would basically take them right to the ceiling. That means other moves are coming to shed additional payroll, with the goaltending duo or forwards like Reilly Smith the most obvious options for change. There’s also the risk that Martinez’s age represents, as this contract will take him through his age-36 season. while he hasn’t shown any signs of slowing down yet, there could at any time be a precipitous drop in production.

Part of the value that Martinez brings isn’t his on-ice production though, but the experience he adds to the bench. This is a player that already has two Stanley Cup championships and more than 100 postseason games under his belt. Not many teams can ice a defensive pair that each have Cup-clinching goals, but in Martinez and Pietrangelo, that’s exactly what Vegas has secured.

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  1. ericl

    4 years ago

    A $5 million contract for Martinez basically wipes out the limited cap space that Vegas has. They still have to sign Patrick. They have to trade out salary to get that done. They will also again be unable to bring players up when they have injuries unless they create room. Sooner or later they have to address their cap issues

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    • 66TheNumberOfTheBest

      4 years ago

      This is why the Pens should move in and offer both assets and to take all of Fleury’s contract.

      VGK wants to keep both, but they need to clear cap somehow…the right offer can change their minds.

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    • DirtbagBlues

      4 years ago

      Brayden McNabb is probably going to be traded. If a goalie isn’t traded (which I still think is unlikely) then Reilly Smith probably goes, too.

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    • vegasloveforthebills

      4 years ago

      I don’t think Bill Foley (owner) let’s them trade Fluery.

      I am expecting something like Smith and Reaves with a pick or 2 to Gallant and NYR for Strome.

      That saves 2.75 million, and let’s them sign Patrick and Coghlan.

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  2. Nha Trang

    4 years ago

    Ugh. Never mind Patrick, they have Janmark and Nosek to sign too. What they gave Martinez isn’t all THAT much of an overpay, but an overpay it is, and one they can’t afford.

    And yeah, they could trade Smith. (Which means losing a useful, reliable player, by the bye.) But to whom, and what would make that deal worth it to them? If I’m a Detroit or an Ottawa, I’ll bite … sure, Smith is the kind of guy who can help with younger players. But I’m going to want some reason to do VGK a solid, and that means a 2nd or 3rd rounder in the deal.

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  3. Free Palestine

    4 years ago

    If Martinez signs for $5 mil per, they can trade Smith and bring everyone back.

    I still think they should move a goalie but Foley won’t let them.

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  4. Rogueraceseries

    4 years ago

    Shoot… I was hoping for AM in Detroit. I can dream, you know!

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