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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
I think the way it is right now is the way it should be. Sure teams are paying a lot on ELC's but they are also getting security of holding on to the player for their prime years. The real problem is that NHL GM's can't get UFA spending under control as teams aren't getting in cap trouble because of ELC's, they are getting into cap trouble because of bad UFA contracts. I think that what they should really do is reduce the amount of years a UFA can get to 5 years from seven as a starting point. No team really wants to give a 30 year old player a 7 year deal but they have to if they want that player because if they don't another dummy desperate to keep his job will. Reduce it to 5 years and teams will be saved from themselves and guys like Hossa and Zetterberg can have dignified retirements rather than having to retire to questionable circumstances.
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Really talented GMs can do both:
