Roof Daddy
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I wouldn't take Halak at full price. It's bad optics to have your backup making more than your starter, and I'm not comfortable with overpaying in assets and adding cap coming back. I would do one or the other, not both, which is what I think this is.
They'd need to retain 50% on Halak, IMO, for this to be palatable.
How is it "bad optics" that Halak would make slightly more than Talbot? It's not the Oilers who gave him the contract. Talbot would still be the starter (unless he gets outplayed, which would then likely mean Halak is playing lights out).
As for overpaying, if Eberle is the main piece in a package for a legit top pair defender (on a beauty contract no less), I don't care what the adds are, you aren't overpaying.