I don't really agree with your interpretation of his foresight.
Bread and circus policy is married with Trump's America. Pro sports are primed to explode in monetary gain in the next 10 years even more than they have. The insane cap growth is real, and will send Canadian markets straight back to the 90s with no hard cap since it's a gate-driven league and they'll be making 60 cents on the USD.
This offseason I actually see a bit of a window for the next 3 years. I don't see a whole lot of quality on the FA market, but the names out there will set the market up to inflate cap numbers. I don't know 100% that
@Vector is with me, as we've butted heads on this, but I think this offseason could be a lot like the 2014 offseason where the Panthers signed Dave Bolland to an absurd deal and then flopped like the disaster everyone except Tallon knew it would.
Lots of high numbers for players who haven't really earned it. But you can always ease in to your gambles. Is a guy like Ehlers worth 8 figures? f*** no. But could he be? Yeah, probably. The beauty here is we really only need to mark one top-end guy. But remember in doing so, the internal cap that agents push in negotiations will be f***ed. If we give Ehlers 10, how does Hughes' camp not demand at least 15?
Never mind that these players don't deserve it. Some footie players get paid a king's ransom to kick a ball and flop upon any sort of contact.