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Originally Posted by tkflames
Anyone that is worried about the term is struggling with the reality that the current window is 4-5 years....tops. after that Backlund will either be the trade deadline veteran teams will look at or the anchor we have to carry for 1-2 years like Wideman. Best case scenario in 5 years we have a new guard like the Coutures in San Jose up and coming to take over from Sean and Johnny. More likely we will have to make tough decisions about whether to give Johnny and Monny the big payday and cruise to irrelevance like the Hawks for a couple of years.
Love this deal and gives the team some cost certainty to maybe make a move for a signed impact player to take some solid runs the next 3-4 years.
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I think this contract will be pretty good value for the first couple of years of this 4-5 year window that you're referring to.
But do we forget the problems we had/have with contracts like the Wideman contract? They become real problems with real consequences in those final years, and the result of them is limited options for filling other holes.
We shouldn't forget about that just because the first half of the contract is likely to turn out pretty good, IMO.