Butch 19
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Toews and Kopitar contracts are both fine.
No one mentioned Kopitar's contract.
Toews and Kopitar contracts are both fine.
Right around the number that watch too much Jamie Benn.
It doesn't matter if Jamie Benn gets 8.5, 9.5, or 10. You can't lose a talent like that at age 26. You sign him and shuffle the deck chairs where needed.
I think the problem that most people had with the Lucic deal is that he's a secondary player . ( a very good secondary player but secondary nonetheless )
Secondary players are a much bigger risk to potentially blowing up in your face than a franchise guy you already had for years .
I definitely agree that Dallas had to keep Benn.
But man, he'll be 28 when he steps on the ice under his new contract. Then it's 8 years, and he'll be nearly 36 when it's over. This is not the end of the world of course. Dallas just has to manage their cap, which isn't as big a deal as many make it out to be. I would say it's almost certain he will be overpaid within a few years of this deal though. If you dissed the Oilers signing Lucic for 7 years at 6 AAV, you'd have to wince at this one a little bit. Personally, I liked the Lucic deal, and I don't mind this one so much.
I don't know about that. Just off the top of my head, Lecavalier, Richards, Nash, are all franchise(ish, in Nash's case) guys whose contracts got pretty rough about halfway through. I'm sure there have been a few others as well.
Richards was 31 when he got that contract.I don't know about that. Just off the top of my head, Lecavalier, Richards, Nash, are all franchise(ish, in Nash's case) guys whose contracts got pretty rough about halfway through. I'm sure there have been a few others as well.
This is gonna be one of those awful deals in 3-4 years.
Right around the number that watch too much Jamie Benn.
This is what you pay top tier players. I can't help but think some posters who think this is bad are in for a shock if they ever even have a guy like Benn. Just making assumptions that he will decline by year X is asinine.
I'm just going to guess we are actually talking about Lucic here now really..no it's prudent to make those assumptions, but it is asinine to let a talent like Benn walk away from your team over some money, especially without a real plan in place to replace what he brings. A perfect GM who never hands out a risky contract might have an enviable cap situation but no talent on the roster either.
What the hell does that even mean?