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Originally Posted by Bingo
Like the Rudy comparison ...
Quick note on Hamrlik though. That was such an interesting off season with the year off, and then a brand new CBA. All the wealthy teams lost players, and all the smaller market teams were able to add players.
So yeah the Hamrlik signing was a good one, but it wasn't a completely normal playing field with the Flames and another 8-9 teams having a huge advantage that wasn't seen before ... or really since either.
The Oilers added Peca and Pronger that same off season if I remember correctly.
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No it wasn't normal. I remember the Amonte and McCarty signings and then Darryl saying he wasn't done yet. And then a day or two later, Hamrlik is signed for cheap. Those were heady times. It's as shame Amonte fell off such a cliff because that 2006 team needed his goal scoring badly.
IIRC Iginla was making $7 million per on a $39 million salary cap. So like having a $15 million player today. Those were different times.