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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
I think in general the last calendar year has been pretty bad for the NHL in regards to the long term contracts handed out and it's getting worse. Where's the hard bargaining and discounts for term as it seems like player agents are dictating these deals. GM's need to understand that when they give a contract like this out for a 2nd/3rd line player that would not be considered a core player that they have just raised the cost of retaining their core pieces making their jobs considerably more difficult in the future. Say Johnny hits UFA in three years and the Flyers want him based on what they gave Hayes they are going to have to probably make him the highest paid player in the NHL and the way they are going giving supplementary players like JVR and Hayes this type of dough they aren't likely going to have near the cap room to accommodate that.
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Or you know talented players are realizing the shouldn't be paid only a couple million more than 4th line pluggers?
The biggest problem is that GM's can't seem to learn you shouldn't pay more than $1.5 million for anyone on the bottom 6 or bottom D pairing.