Lafleurs Guy
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- Jul 20, 2007
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It's not the new reality for smarter teams though. There are always outliers like the Bobby Holik contract or the Scott Gomez contract. Teams that make dumb moves like this will always be out there. But smarter teams know better.I agree.
It might just be the new reality and we're not used to it.
I don't think Hayes is worth 7M or that Skinner is a 9M player either…..for me Duchene should be paid around 8.5M at best but things seems change every year and contract goes higher. Hey, Wilson is being paid 5.16M.
Boston tied up it's homegrown talent for far less. They are getting big bang for the buck and that's why they were in the finals this year.
If mediocre players want big paydays, let them walk. You shouldn't overpay for these kinds of players. Erik Karlsson is a totally different story... he's a true superstar. THAT you can pony up for.
But if you're ponying up ten mil for Duchene you're putting yourself at a real disadvantage and you're also throwing your own salary structure out of whack.
And... we don't need help at that position. Our D meanwhile is a total mess.