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Originally Posted by Hugh Jahrmes
Remember, our last captain played hardball and got 7M when the cap was what, 39M?It will literally be double that soon.
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50.3 actually.
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Originally Posted by Hugh Jahrmes
Iggy was one of the best to do it at the time, and I would argue that Gio is currently playing near that level.
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I would argue that the situations are different. Iginla was 4 years younger then Gio will be when his next contract kicks in, he was unquestionably one of the best players (if not the best) in the world, by far the best on the team, and there was only one young player putting upward pressure on the cap (Phaneaf), and he had a better health record.
If you want to give Gio the same age equivalency as what Iginla got... 7,7,7,6,5.3,5.3... I'd have no issue.