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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Lucic at $6 x 3 years - great contract
at $6 x 4 years - decent contract
at $6 x 5 years - ugh, but you have to overpay FAs, so you close your eyes and take it
at $6 x 6 years - that's way too long and is going to suck
at $6 x 7 years - good god, no... that is a serious albatross
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Lucic will probably start to slide in the last 2-3 years.
He'll be 34 at the end of the contract. While that's no spring chicken, its not completely unreasonable to expect a guy to be still playing decent at that age.
50/50 maybe.
Unfortunately you have to give out that type of term if you want to sign a guy in his late 20's that is in demand.
There are a lot of contracts around the NHL that go until players are 35+. Lucic's isn't the worst by far.
Comparing to a Flames contract, I think its more likely that Lucic will still be a good NHLer at 34 than Giordano at 38.