thewave
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- Jun 17, 2011
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60 Pt winger entering his prime. Great asset to have on a playoff team. I don't foresee any trade for JVR this season, but you absolutely cannot sign players at peak value to long term deals anymore and not expect to have serious cap trouble down the road. JVR will be 29 next summer, and a long term deal takes him to 35-36. Huge no thanks to that. Unlike in years past, we actually have the depth to let JVR walk for nothing if we keep him for a playoff run, and that's better than signing him to a 6x7 deal.
Question becomes do we not have the common sense to cash in on his expiring status. Like it or not our odds of winning it all with him this year are pretty low and it will be even worse long term for cap reasons.