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Originally Posted by PeteMoss
If they are elite players you can. You just need to keep filling out the depth like Chicago did. They lose Ladd, Buff, Versteeg but had cheaper fill-ins ready to go like Saad, Kruger, etc.
Why should the top players be the one to take a haircut? Why don't we ask Bryan Bickell to take a $2 million contract instead of $4m or Oduya to take $1.5 instead of 3.4?
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Because all it does is widen the gap in salary between the top players and the role players, and I personally just don't think that the gap in salary matches the gap in team contributions.
If Anze Kopitar and Jeff Carter each made 12 mil, would they be able to keep/get Williams, Stoll, Gaborik, Brown, Richards, etc..? Can you possibly have enough young players to suppliment those roles and offense? Pretty tough to expect 20 year olds to do Williams or Stoll's job just because you have to pay your top 2-3 players the majority of your cap.
Is there a difference in lifestyle that occurs between the $7-8mil salary range and the $10-12 that I'm not seeing? Is it worth potentially giving up successful seasons and championships?