Byfuglien ? Yeah, pretty close Id say. top 20ish defender or something, top 20ish in points year in year out, good at both ends.
Im not sure why you don't see that the cap is going up every year and that if you want I can add in cap % but Id much rather not do that because I have other things to do in life.
Salaries are always exponential, its not news to anyone and it certainly is not for you as I know youre not dumb, just playing the part.
Moreover,
I dont think I'd sign Petry to a 7 million/5 year contract at 33 either, hes bound to slow down much quicker than most. Look at how Weber is looking at 33, imagine Petry at 35?
etry is nothing without his skating, hes not Weber, and hes certainly not Markov.
Funny enough too, a lot of the same people that want to re-sign Petry and not trade him are the same people that did not want to bring back Markov at 6.5 or 7. Funny how that works. (Not saying you were, just some.)