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Oling_Roachinen · 02-09-2021, 05:48 PM

Also keep in mind how much the cap has gone up. It was 39M to start. It's over doubled now. Draisaitl's 11% of the cap when he signed is not unlike Backstrom's 11% of the cap when he signed in 2010. Or Mike Richards signed in 2007. And actually less than what Stastny signed in 2008.

The only thing I would 'credit' the Oilers with doing is helping to reduce the second bridge-type contracts, but that's more about risk/reward and shifting cap than reducing total salary and it seems like those notable players with a bridge contract came back to haunt their teams (aka Subban and his current 9M contract)

02-09-2021, 05:48 PM	#74
Oling_Roachinen Franchise Player Join Date: Sep 2011 Exp:	Also keep in mind how much the cap has gone up. It was 39M to start. It's over doubled now. Draisaitl's 11% of the cap when he signed is not unlike Backstrom's 11% of the cap when he signed in 2010. Or Mike Richards signed in 2007. And actually less than what Stastny signed in 2008. The only thing I would 'credit' the Oilers with doing is helping to reduce the second bridge-type contracts, but that's more about risk/reward and shifting cap than reducing total salary and it seems like those notable players with a bridge contract came back to haunt their teams (aka Subban and his current 9M contract) Last edited by Oling_Roachinen; 02-09-2021 at 06:04 PM.