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Originally Posted by Beatle17
Again, the lockout had nothing to do with lowering salaries for the top end players. It is going to kill the mid level guys (as you can see by the current free agent list of unsigned mid level players). The top talent is going to get paid and rookies or players on ELC are going to play, mid level guys are going to sign for the minimum or not play.
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Yep. The league is trending to elite/top level players making the majority of the money and 3rd/4th line players making less than $2 million on shorter term contracts. There are some quality UFA players that are wallowing in free agency because teams right now don't want to commit top dollar or term to players that are not elite. These guys are going to have to accept lower dollar/term contracts and hope they can parlay that into a career season and raise thier worth for the next deal.