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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
BT (and Burke) has handed out some juicy contracts. Brodie is the one exception I can think of so I don't consider the salary structure on the team all that favorable.
Johnnylooks like a superstar. Superstars get paid a lot. This next contract should cover his best hockey years.
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Hamilton for under $6m is something nobody expected. Gio is in at a little over $6. In the summer, lots of people were expecting $7+ for both guys. $2M in savings is a lot.
If we signed Johnny to something in the 8/$50M range, and did a similar pact with Monahan, where we get them for a million less each than we thought we would, that allows us to get another Frolik calibre player.
I should point out Kane and Toews both got roughly $6m out of their ELCs as well - unless Johnny wins us a Cup this year, I would guess this is where he slots in.