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Originally Posted by bax
Lol
They are completely different players! It's like you don't understand that there's more to hockey than racking up points
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Points are what you pay your salary cap for.
Intangibles+ are what you get from the bargain bins, ELCs, bridge contracts etc.
That's how successful teams operate. A guy like Okposo may not be perfect, he may be very flawed, but his tool / skill set is most valuable because you're not getting it from bargain bins, and if you get it from ELCs or bridge contracts you'll be losing it promptly a la the Brandon Saads of the world.
Am I saying it's a great contract? No, I'd have been more comfortable giving him 5.5 x 5 Years. But that's the UFA overpayment and it's more worthwhile for a guy who when added to a strong centreman like Ryan O'Rielly gives you a functional pair that can hang with an elite talent like Crosby or an elite pair like Johnson-Kucherov or Thornton-Pavelski.