Huffer
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Letang: signed in 2014
Burns: market level deal for one of the highest producing defensemen in the league
Karlsson: signed in 2012
Upwards price pressure - you can't compare those older contracts to what would be handed out today.
So no, it's not nuts - it's standard fare if you believe him to be a legit #1, which I do.
Agreed. It's fascinating that with sites like Cap Geek that show when contracts were signed, how many UFA years were bought, what the league salary cap was at the time, etc, that people are still clueless about how player valuations are derived.