[doctajones428]

Originally Posted by ComixZone

It's the cost associated with being a top 7 scorer two seasons into your career.

We have a legitimately elite player, weird, no?

They get paid.

8 Years, 8M per.

To frame it better:

Jarome Iginla, 2005/2006: 7M Salary - 17.9% of the salary cap.
Jarome Iginla, 2006/2007: 7M Salary - 15.9% of the salary cap.
Jarome Iginla, 2007/2008: 7M Salary - 13.9% of the salary cap.

Jarome Iginla, 2008/2009: 7M Salary - 12.3% of the salary cap.
Jarome Iginla, 2009/2010: 7M Salary - 12.3% of the salary cap.
Jarome Iginla, 2010/2011: 7M Salary - 11.8% of the salary cap.
Jarome Iginla, 2011/2012: 7M Salary - 10.9% of the salary cap.
Jarome Iginla, 2012/2013: 7M Salary - 9.97% of the salary cap.

Gaudreau, 2016/2017: 8M Salary, 10.95% of the salary cap.

Johnny has only played two seasons while Iginla was already a 10 year veteran in 05/06...