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Originally Posted by Sylvanfan
Except that the Flames allotted a much larger chunk of cap space to Phaneuf. 6 years ago 6.5 million was a huge cap number, next year 6 million is merely a big cap number.
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That's true, but not necessarily relevant. The Flames paid Phaneuf like a #1 defenceman, in the hope that he would live up to his contract. He didn't. The Oilers are merely paying RNH like a first-line forward — in the hope that he will live up to his contract. It could very easily go sour in the same way.