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Originally Posted by Weitz
While I agree $8 million is too much, going off pay isn't the best indicator unless you can somehow account for inflation.
I would like a 6 or 7 year 6.5 - 7 million deal personally.
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This seems to be the difference in the approach the Flames have vs the Oilers
Flames management is going for lower cap hits for 5-7 year terms
Oilers are going with higher cap hits but for 7-8 years
To me the Treliving is out performing Chiarelli in terms of cap management. Gaudreau and Monahan at 13 mil vs Mcdavid and Drasaitl at 20.5 mil for the next 5 years gives the Flames a huge advantage
Throw in a guy like Hamilton at 5.75 for 4 more years I just don't see how the Oilers can get better than last season for at least 3 years. Factor in consistently you read that the Flames prospect depth is much better than the Oilers. I really think the only chance the Oilers have is if McDavid improves a lot more or Puljujarvi is a star. I personally think McDavid is already almost as good as he is going to be. If Jesse Puljujarvi is a quality 2nd liner at best they are going to be middle of the pack for a few years and if they don't start to draft better than they have in the last 10 years(outside first overall pick) they will continue to be middle of the pack