[DeluxeMoustache]

Right. And I have a lot of trouble with “market value”.

Because what is the goal of a team? Presumably, for most teams, it should be to win a championship.

And what does it take to win a championship?

Can you build a team that can win a cup by allocating over 13 percent of your salary to an individual? Or allocating such a large percentage to each of multiple individuals?

There is no evidence to say yes.

You sure can build a team that misses the playoffs or makes a first round exit that way.

I have another thread that shows the top contracts, listing pretty much anything signed for over 11.5% of the cap. The only players on that list to have won the cup are Crosby and Malkin, plus Ovechkin. (Kessel doesn’t count due to retained salary).

As soon as you pay top players more, you have to decide what roles receive cheaper players.

Just because Dubas is an idiot does not mean other GMs should be held to that standard