cruisecity
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- May 24, 2024
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There is a strange adage about giving certain players a blank cheque. Never understood that. We've seen what happens when you do that. Sure, the best players should be rewarded for their play and value to the club. Competitive, Cup winning teams have depth and their top guys are on good deals.I’m not going to get into a tail chasing discussion on it…you’re giving them a blank signed cheque, and I’m saying if you want to build a competitive team that doesn’t need to rely on 16 game win streaks to get into the playoff picture, then they need to leave some in the table and not max out to be a perennial cup threat. Toronto has a lot of money tied up in four guys. Good regular season team, can’t do shit in the playoffs. They’ve had no money to acquire decent middle and bottom pair d-men and a decent goalie, which should sound pretty familiar.
It’s not uncommon for players to take that discount to keep a competitive team, the Sedins did it as well as many others. If it pisses of the NHLPA, well…f*** ‘em.
There was some stat going around where no team has won the Cup with someone making 10+ million in however many decades.