Miller Time
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Yeah, and 3+ years from now when Subban's Cap will be better than it otherwise would have been and we need to sign Scherbak and whoever, what do we say then?
These things even out.
No, they don't even out. If that were the case the cup would rotate equitably over time.
In reality some organizations do better than others, luck & timing are big big factors, but so is asset management. Ken holland inherited a lot of luck, but if you look at the past 20 years, he's also made better use of his assets the a guy like glen sather (and $, cap space, fan support, staff et. Are all assets that fall under the scope of influence of a GM.
Windows of competitive opportunity ebb and flow.
Best teams manage it better and take better calculated risks.
No guarantees either way.
I could be proven wrong in that tinordi/ Beaulieu/Galch/Gally/Eller don't progress and play to a level well above their elc/rfa contract status.
Max Pac is the only "sure" thing in the sense that he should remain a "steal" at his cap hit.
At the time we signed him, the deal was better for him than for us. Calculated risk that paid of.
Could have easily given him the Ryder/Higgins treatment, with a 1-2 year extension instead. In which case he'd now be a 6m$+ cap hit.
The next (3-4 years from now) wave of young talent may prove better than current one. Scherbak, mccarron, fucale et. And if they do, having a Beaulieu or tinordi or Galch or Gally, playing at elite level while on deals that pay them maxpac money (or Subban non-bridge money) will be of huge value.
Habs missed a great window.
Subban is here either way, question is how much better could we have leveraged his & the current nucleus of young cheap talent?
When was the last time we had a group this young & this good & with this much potential?
Maximizing these windows is key, we made a mistake in undervaluing an asset when we could have taken advantage of rfa status for 5 yrs instead of just two.
Mistakes do happen.