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Originally Posted by StrykerSteve
That's not what I said, is it.
7M and a better shot at a Cup > 9M
There's no guarantees, but you can drastically increase your odds. Going for max $$$ handcuffs your team if the cap ever drops.
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This isn't anywhere close to max dollars. With a cap of $69 million, maximum money is $13.8 million. If he had waited 2 years to go to UFA, he likely would have been receiving offers in excess of $10 million/year, so you could make the argument that he did leave money on the table by taking the longer term.
You could play that "what if?" game all day -- if taking $2M less gives you a slightly better chance at the Cup, $4M less gives you an even better chance. Hell, if every player in the league agreed to take $3M per year, then every player in the league could make $3M per year.
If the cap goes up 5% a year (which is a low annual increase, historically), $9M will be less than 10% of the cap by the end of this contract.