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Originally Posted by tkflames
Gaudreau on a 7 year contract and Monahan on a 6 year contract instead of the opposite.
We would be reloading this summer with 6M in cap space.
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It's not like those contracts were pulled out of thin air. Each player wanted to reach the leverage of UFA at a time when their age allowed them to cash in. Johnny was older than Monny when he started paying, so needed a shorter term.
The cost of a longer term for Johnny (which would have put himself in a way worse position, age wise, when he hit UFA) would have been exorbitant. Which is why thet settled on the 6 years.