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Forum: NHL SigningsAug. 16, 2017 at 3:26 p.m.
Thread: Edmonton Oilers signed Leon Draisaitl (8 Years / $8,500,000 AAV)
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>goldie078</b></div><div>McDavid + Draisatl are probably better than Crosby + Malkin at the same age. What's crazy are the jumps in price between RFA and UFA years.


Salary cap and salary distribution over the roster feel different. I doubt the cap goes up in the next 10 years like it has for the last 10. Seems like a few forward stars get all the money + term and everyone else is replaceable.


I can't fault the Oilers on this deal, even if developing circumstances lead to it ruining the team.
Actually, this deal is less about McDavid + Draisatl + Talbot + ... This deal puts pressure on Russell and Lucic who have both term, no-trade clauses, and depending on the depth chart possibly expensive contracts.</div></div>

umm that's how it should be. Players like Drai/McDavid should be making the money instead of players like Russell/Hanzal/Bonino/etc. getting massively overpaid as UFAs when they are all replaceable. It's a scary fact to face because it's new but I love this. Old mentality was to rip off RFAs and overpay for UFAs and now we are seeing an appropriate change from RFAs getting paid what they should and UFAs making less (as 90% of them should). Paid on present value and future value instead of old UFAs getting paid for past performance is a great sign. Maybe this signals a change of mindset for GMs in the NHL and the collusion can begin to stop and we don't have to see $4M contracts given out to players like Kucherov/Arvidsson while players like MDZ/Gagner/Alzner cash in over them.
Forum: NHL SigningsApr. 2, 2018 at 11:28 p.m.
Thread: Boston Bruins signed Zdeno Chara (1 Year / $6,750,000 AAV)
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Icegirl</b></div><div>Because he's forty-*******-two and will inevitably slow down at some point. There's no reason why he should be making more than he is now.

But I know better than to argue with you, so I won't waste any more energy on this. Signed, a Bruins fan. (sips tea)</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Icegirl</b></div><div>Because he's forty-*******-two and will inevitably slow down at some point. There's no reason why he should be making more than he is now.

But I know better than to argue with you, so I won't waste any more energy on this. Signed, a Bruins fan. (sips tea)</div></div>

Boston resigning zdeno chara for 1 year 5 mill is a good deal... despite his age he is the tallest player in the NHL which means he is in technical terms the closest player in the NHL to God. We all know that in the recent times with the behaviour of Brad Marchand the Boston Bruins truly need Jesus.