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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Nobody is saying their window has closed but you just said "at least a few more" they gave the guy an 8 year deal not a 5 year deal. What happens after a few more years? I don't think anyone is debating they will be a good, competitive team for the next few seasons. It's after that as their forward group is starting to get thin on star power and their most important player in Burns is getting up there in age.
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I'm sure they would have loved to give him a 5 year deal. It wasn't on the table, he was a UFA. That's the market. But it doesn't make much difference. Their window is now. In 5 years they'll be rebuilding anyway, his cap hit won't really matter. That's the cap world game.