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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
...you have to expect there will be some sort of overpayment in money and term so that was the price here.
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I don't see a huge over payment. Especially as a no cost UFA. The no NmC is huge for the years down the road.
Neal is payed 400k more then Backlund for 1 year less term. Backlund little less then 2 years younger and has Ntc and modifed Ntc for the life of the 6 year deal. Backlund has to bounce back over a poor year last year to be sure on the offensive but certainly the defensive end, to be worth that $.
But back to Neal, for a legit top line big tough winger who is a goal scorer by trade, of that there in no question and that was the biggest need by far.