Quoting: SP17
They don't go long when they can make the same amount in a shorter term.
Yakupov struggled year after year. Kapanen has only improved, is already effective and everyone in the league can see the potential that is still there to get better.
They don't go 2 yrs longer taking them completely out of years where there is still potential to earn money when they could make the exact same amount in a shorter time frame.
Yakupov struggled year after year. Kapanen has already proven himself to be an effective player, and everyone in the league can see the potential for him to continue improving. He's on pace for 52pts.
Johnsson, Andreas
$2,500,000
Matthews, Auston
$11,340,000
Nylander, William
$6,962,366
Hyman, Zach
$2,250,000
Tavares, John
$11,000,000
Marner, Mitchell
$9,000,000
Marleau, Patrick
$6,250,000
Kadri, Nazem
$4,500,000
Kapanen, Kasperi
$4,000,000
Brown, Connor
$2,100,000
Gauthier, Frédérik
$675,000
Bracco, Jeremy
$842,500
Gardiner, Jake
$5,500,000
Rielly, Morgan
$5,000,000
Andersen, Frederik
$5,000,000
Dermott, Travis
$863,333
Zaitsev, Nikita
$4,500,000
Scott, Ian
$820,000
Holl, Justin
$675,000
Liljegren, Timothy
$894,166
CAP $83,000,000 CAPHIT $85,872,365 CAP SPACE -$2,872,365
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Almost $3M over the cap without any extra players on the roster and the same glaring holes on defense, probably even worse.
This is with Gardiner taking a bit of a discount.
Even if you save $500,000 more on Kapanen and Marner getting them at $3.5M and $8.5M they are still almost $2M over the cap with no extra players on the roster.
Sure you can move Brown and open up a bit more. And you can move Zaitsev but who is going to replace him. The defense will still have huge holes and there will still be a serious lack of depth.
Look. I have explained to you why you are wrong yet you continue to overpay guys just to say SEE!?!?!?! THE LEAFS ARE IN TROUBLE!!!!
And may I direct your attention to Duncan Keith. He would have made much more money had he gone a shorter contract, but alas, 13 years.