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Originally Posted by GoJetsGo
The problem with this is you're not taking into account this crux comes hand in hand with contracts for players in this age range in the current NHL.
Suggestions it would have been nice to see the contract two years shorter aren't very productive because the dollar amount would substantially increase.
This is a league wide conundrum in retaining players.
Bottom line is we just weren't in a position to lose him now or over the next few years, and this situation comes with the territory.
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I suppose that's true. Most teams have a contract or two where the term is a year or two too long. Maybe there just isn't another way.
We are there now with Brower and Stajan. We are likely to be there with Giordano and now Backlund. But I hear what you're saying, because I do like our team right now with Gio and Backlund. The price of admission I suppose.
It's too bad though, because can you imagine the scoring depth we could have on the wing if we were somehow able to avoid the lower value portions of these kinds of deals?
I also concede that teams do need veteran leadership, and Backlund will provide that in spades in those final couple of years.