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Originally Posted by The Cobra
Sure $5.3M seems a lot if it was for 3-5 years maybe. But it's 7 years. You ger a very good d-man with plenty of upside signed such that when you might be contending and he's in his prime his cap it is a paltry $5.3M.
You are essentially trading some cap space now (when you can afford it) for cap space latter, when you will need it.
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It is interesting that the trend for promising, young RFA defensemen on their second contracts is to sign for longer terms than promising, young RFA forwards.
I wonder why that is?