For my job, I think a lot about the value of things. Dumb people don't worry at all about the cost-to-value of anything but, equally bad, a lot of people worry about overpaying for stuff, and call it a day. The thing is, you can absolutely overpay for something and still win, as long as that thing is really high-quality - but it's a long-term approach and doesn't always work in the short term (but sometimes still does). With the NHL cap going up, I got thinking about it, and I wonder how close the reality of markets and technologies matches up with NHL player quality and contract costs.
What I'm getting at is, is it ok to drastically overpay for a Rantanen (or another good quality 1st liner), as long as you don't overpay for a 2nd-4th liner? What are your thoughts on this? Would a team become too top-heavy, or is that skill level required to win in today's NHL rather than winning by committee?
*edit* I think the real trap is overpaying for a borderline 1st liner. Brock Nelson, Brock Boeser, and Jamie Benn are good players, but they're not players you should overpay for this off-season. They'll command enough cap to hamstring your other efforts without bringing enough to the table. That's my theory anyway.
