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Originally Posted by jayswin
Yeah, I don't want a late twenties Gaudreau contract to be honest. It'll likely be in the $12-14mil range by that time (possibly more if the cap goes up enough), and he'll want to max out the years as players know it's much harder to get a big contract in your thirties now.
Gaudreau's amazing value right now, but he's getting paid his worth next. Let another team do that and get high value assets back instead.
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This was why I wanted an 8 year deal so badly when we signed Gaudreau. Only having him for six was a huge misstep, and the cap savings (~1.25M) seem downright irrelevant.