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Originally Posted by Da_Chief
Stamkos 2nd contract - 7.5 per in 2011, 11.7% of Cap ceiling.
If Gaudreau signs 8 per it would be 10.95% of cap ceiling. So he's not asking more then other young stars have gotten in the past.
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Arguing a percentage of the cap doesn't hold water across different periods.
When Stamkos signed that deal, the cap was rising by 5-6% per year. So each year, as the cap climbed, his salary became less significant.
Now however, we are looking at a flat cap for a while. So committing 11% of it to a single player - a winger - is suicide.