Zach Parise NHL contract buyout details and results including cost calculations, savings and final cap hit The pair signed together on July 4, 2012 to matching 13-year deals. The pair signed together on July 4, 2012 to matching 13-year deals. Will likely retire at 37.Parise’s window of opportunity is closing fast, and there may not be much the Wild as a team can do about that in part because of some big contracts they have on the books (including Parise’s).Sure, there is the love of the game, but at some point, even that love isn’t enough.
They don’t consider it until there’s an injury big enough and scary enough that it can’t be classified by the NHL’s favored terms, upper or lower body injury.At some stage in his career, the thirst for a Stanley Cup may no longer be enough to risk body and mind, and Parise will not be the first player who is forced from the game too early because of injury, nor will he be the last.Parise has a wife and kids who have undoubtedly enjoyed watching his career and would love to see him raise the Stanley Cup. Nearly 20 years into the franchise’s history, the Wild have yet to retire the number of an actual player, as only the No. 1 – which was retired prior to the franchise’s first ever home game in honor of the fans – remains the lone number to hang from the rafters. None of those seasons have come since he’s pulled a Minnesota Wild Sweater over his head.Fans often don’t consider what a players future looks like after hockey, in fact, many players aren’t thinking about it too much either.Parise when healthy is a dynamic forward who can still provide a lot of offense to this team (he is only two seasons removed from a three hat trick 53 point season) and the Wild are obviously a better team with him on the ice than without. Basically, the math works like this:At over half of the current salary cap, you might as well fold the franchise and call it a day.Parise and Suter’s no movement clauses mean that the most likely scenario is that both players will end their careers with the Minnesota Wild at some point in the next six years.
Former Devils forward Zach Parise said he was surprised to see Ilya Kovalchuk retire. The only way to avoid having to pay for that difference is for Parise to play through every season that his AAV dips below that base salary to the end of his contract (seven more seasons) when he will be 40.
In the build-up to Monday afternoon’s NHL trade deadline, it was reported by several NHL insiders that the Wild were on the verge of trading arguably the … What player would be your white whale that you'd sacrifice everything to acquire?Koivu was named the first permanent captain in team history in 2009, and still to this date remains the team’s leader. It’s kind of like calling the cops after you invite the burglar into your house and show him where all your valuables are, but okay Mr. Bettman.On the other side of this coin, it is hard not to consider the ramifications every injury will have on Parise once he hangs up his skates, which is likely not too far into the future.So, the question is, how much longer can Parise’s body hold up, and how much longer will he choose to keep putting his career above his long-term health?If they did, they wouldn’t be so game to continue playing on broken bones or torn muscles in the heat of a playoff race.