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Originally Posted by Dr. Doom

Did he overplay his hand or is this guy about to get paid serious term and money?

http://www.stanleycupofchowder.com/2...s-kris-russell

Sounds like some idiot is gonna really overpay this guy for way too long.

That story is over a week old, with quotes from tweets on July 1. It's unlikely that a bidding war would still be going on more than a week after free agency opened.

If you look at previous years, the last time an Unrestricted Free Agent signed a contract with a cap hit of at least $4 million more than a week after free agency opened was Alexander Semin, who signed a one-year $7 million deal with Carolina on July 26, 2012.