02-23-2026, 02:22 PM
(02-23-2026, 11:57 AM)Chicagojk Wrote: If Middleton stays healthy and there is interest in both sides to come back, I think the salary is the tricky part. Especially at his age and injury history. It feels like the minimum is too low and the MLE or higher is too high. We just saw how hard it was to get off guys making 6 million in Hardy and DLO. No one is touching martin who has more years left at around 10 million. Give him a too high contract and you are right back in the same spot.
A lot of time left in the season but whether he is back or not, the more important thing is what he salary would look like.
...and if we aren't competing for championships, we might have to overpay to keep him compared to a competitor, should he want to chase additional rings.