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Originally Posted by BruceCody
Pay over $6 mil for 3rd pairing guy. Mmm, delicious  |
Well, he's not going to remain a first pairing guy for the entire contract, regardless of how much he is paid, and 6M then will be a much smaller portion of the total cap at that time. Such is the nature of signing aging players to long-term contracts. Gio has been great value for his contract so far, but he likely won't be in the later years of the contact. And you slot players according to their performance and what they bring to the team, not according to their salaries.
Alternatively, someone has to be traded. Some will hate this suggestion, but the best option to trade may actually be Gio in 2 years, while he is still good value for his contract.