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Originally Posted by TheoFleury
Fair enough. I'd wager by year 2 or 3, he falls down that list. By year 5 or 6 its a steal. This is just the way it goes. Everyone complains about upper tier player contracts saying they are overpaid. I've even read that some say it about McDavid. There are only about 5-7 dmen who are elite offensively and defensively... so what are the rest worth? Well, the market determines that. Another good comparable is Dougie Hamilton and I thought that was a good deal too. Hamilton is hardly elite defensively too
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People spew this all the time about long term deals (also "the cap will go up")...has it ever come true?
What 'steals' do we see on page 1 here?
https://www.capfriendly.com/browse/a...e=goalie-stats
Of course Ovy and Crosby, though the only doubts about their contracts were why they are so low.
Draisaitl was hard to assess when signed, but it's a bit of a steal now.
I don't know if anyone thought Hedman's deal was too rich when signed? 7.875M = 10.79% of the cap when signed. It's still a steal assuming he returns to full health.
Nurse's timeline is identical to Hedman...signed one year in advance at age 26. Nurse is 11.35% of the cap.
Josi and Burns were over 30 when signed so not a great comparison...their deals remain fair, but will never be a steal.
Heiskanen, Makar, and maybe Aho/Chabot have potential to be seen as 'steals' in a few years. Like Drai, they were signed coming off their ELCs.
Of course MacKinnon and Couturier are steals...not sure anyone thought they were an overpay at the time.