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Originally Posted by ComixZone
We don't individually decide what overpaying is though. The market sets market value.
Johnny Gaudreau at $9.5M AAV is not overpaying.
Jarome Iginla signed a 3-year deal in 2005 which paid him 17.95% of the salary cap.
He then signed a 5-year deal in 2008 that paid him 13.92% of the salary cap.
The salary cap is poised to be $82.5M next season. 11.5% of that going to Johnny (9.488M AAV) is not overpaying.
Artemi Panarin is probably the closest comparison in recent seasons - and he signed in New York for 14.29% of the salary cap at the time of his deal, or $11,642,857 AAV for 7 years. That's New York - one of the historically more desirable locations in the league, and a team poised to be pretty good going forward.
Markets like Calgary generally have to pay a premium, which again - is not "overpaying", it's paying a salary to compensate for the perceived downfalls of the market when compared to other more desirable locations.
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Love Gaudreau but he is not comparable to Iginla, one of the greatest wingers ever, probably the best Flame ever.
Panarin is also a better player and is overpaid.
Anyway, I'm moving on from this.