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Originally Posted by TapeToTape
I would also think about Chicago's Kane and Toews contracts, and how much success they've had since cashing in.
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Chicago fell off as much of their skill players aging out and becoming less productive as much as anything else.
Chicago won one Stanley Cup after those contracts were signed (but before they kicked in). Assuming Chicago hadn't signed those contracts and let them walk, I doubt they would have won their third Stanley Cup.
If Kane and Toews had taken $2M less each, I doubt that extra $4M would have made any difference. The Hawks were done as an elite team by then.