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Originally Posted by MisterJoji
So how about something like 9 / 9 / 7 / 5 / 4.5 / 4.5. Paid like a Norris candidate for the first 2 years, still higher salary than Hamilton and Brodie in year 3, and then in the last 3 years he'll be a 36/37/38 year old but still getting paid a very reasonable amount. 39 million over 6 years with an AAV of 6.5. Gives him term and paid handsomely as a 33, 34, and 35 year old. Then he can take a shorter deal(s) as a captain/mentor role a la Yzerman in his final years. Unreasonable?
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Not bad, but let me put it this way:
Do you want to sign a contract right now that starts at 2019 and gives a 36-year old player three more years at 6.5M cap hit?
Long deals on aging players are huge risks.
The salary structure doesn't much matter for the Flames, as the team is not short on cash. What matters is the cap hit.
Really the only argument to be made for those long contracts is that you're paying for the chance of a cup. If Boston GM would be told when signing that Chara contract that they'll win 1 cup, but the contract will be a bad one in the end, does he take it? Probably yes.