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Originally Posted by Bouw N Arrow
Just me or are contracts completely insane the past 1-2 years?
Lockout looming for sure.
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I think GM's are becoming more desperate. Few GM's seem to be willing to stand their ground and truth be told most realize they won't be around on the tail half of these long term deals so they are willing to look the other way when handing out these massive 7/8 year deals.
Just look at what the Oilers are paying their top players now and how little room the have to supplement their small core of players. We are talking about a team that is coming off their first playoff appearance in 11 years and they are throwing around money like a team that has reached their goals of winning a cup. It's kind of crazy what they are doing given plenty of teams have regressed after a coming out season.