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Originally Posted by Oling_Roachinen
Top tier players have been worth 10M a year in their prime for years.
Crosby averages over 10.5M a year until he's 35.
Parise averages over 10M a year until he's 35.
Weber averages 11M a year until he's 35.
Suter averages 10M a year until he's 35.
Ovechkin, going forward, makes 10M a year now until he's 35. He signed his contract in 2008 with a cap-hit of 9.5M+.
Lundqvist makes over 10M a year until he's 35.
These contracts just have either lower paying, if not completely retirement, years added on beyond their 35th birthday.
Malkin actually took a paycut signing for 9.5M a year until he's 35.
Kane and Toews, because of the new CBA, are the first players who's cap-hit actually mirrors the salary of top players in their prime.
It's not that surprising that the second tier players are asking for 6-8M a year, there's still an obvious demand for them.
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Yup. people don't seem to realize that the biggest reason that top players salaries have been comparatively low up to this point is because of backdiving contracts.
The newer contracts will always look high compared to the old ones for this reason.