Would rather pay a player top money in his mid-twenties, rather than mid-thirties. I see this a good thing for matching skill to pay scale. However, the death of the bridge contract will force teams to really identify their core early, and fill with spare veteran parts as peripheral talent.
The only risk is that we are committing big money up front to guys who haven't yet had the consistency to prove their talent can be relied upon.
I see goalies fitting into a different scenario though. They don't usually get really good until their late 20's, unless their elite right out of the gate.
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