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Originally Posted by jayswin
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But all of this is just a bunch of words describing what you dislike about team builds in the NHL, where as GM's are negotiating with agents based on very specific stat criteria. None of that fan feeling stuff matters, what matters is whether you're willing to let a player like Tkachuk go because you don't like what it costs to retain him.
That's the difference between a GM and a fan blathering about how we can't afford to pay him market value. Not saying every GM is right, but if you're a GM you're in the market value game and trying negotiate below it, if you're a fan you're in the "well, I certainly wouldn't pay him more than X because blah blah blah" game.
It's a much easier game.
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No, no. It’s not what I like or dislike. No feelings at all. Cold, hard logic.
Limited dollars are available. Are two six million dollar players better than an 11 million dollar player and a 1 million dollar player? Now that 11 is on the table, GMs have to decide what warrants 11 million, 6, 8, 2, 9.5 etc What about 9 + 3 vs 11 + 1?
Point is, these decisions have consequences on all salaries, if it is agreed that certain point per game guys are now worth 11 .
Not all GMs agree to the valuation that Chiarelli and Dumbass have put on a few specific players.
Thirty one GMs have teams to structure and some of them are going to f up.
That is where we are. How much are Treliving and other GMs going to assume responsible for the fallout of a maniac of two? Because Dubas doesn’t have any more 11 million dollar contracts to give out