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Originally Posted by dino7c
if he was a UFA multiple teams would be offering him a similar contract...his contract isn't as bad as some think. Average players of that age are making 5M these days and the cap is going up
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All a team uses is cap space when signing splatter though so giving up assets for a player with a questionable contract is certainly different. It is not a good contract in terms of a hometown discount or trade but I agree it is standard UFA overpay.
This move has the Oilers written all over it but both teams need D. Perhaps Ganger+3 for Dion+8 and the Leafs eat $500k per season? Oilers draft Ritchie/Virtanen and the Leafs get Bennett?