These contracts are going to catch up to the league. We already see how teams are paralyzed to make a trades due to the salary cap implications and it's only going to get worse. The Richards contract was a prime example of what happens when a player on a long term deal like this declines and it's not likely most players will afford teams a way to get out of the deal that Richards did.
Look at the Zach Parise contract. Not only are the Wild not even getting a sniff of the Stanley Cup while the player is just passed his prime he has a cap hit of $7.5 million until 2024/25. That team is going to be screwed in about 5 years as the salary cap is no longer pointing up annually like it was a few years back. US buildings are half empty and the salary cap is not longer pointing up. IMO the league could be heading back to hard times. I personally don't believe handing out compliance buyouts every new CBA is the answer to the poor spending habits of NHL GM's.
Last edited by Erick Estrada; 12-02-2015 at 07:30 AM.
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