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Originally Posted by VilleN
The 10M stat is meaningless. It should be percent of the cap - that's what actually matters. For example, in 2016 when the Pens won the cup the cap was 73M, Crosby cap hit was 8.7M or 11.9% of the cap, Malkin cap hit was 9.5M or 13%. 10M of the current 82.5M cap is 12%. So the number is irrelevant.
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To add onto this, all signs point to a steep cap increase in the next 3-4 years. I would not be shocked to see players of Johnny's calibre making 15 + before the contract is half over. The agent probably wants that baked into the deal. It's why I wouldn't be crushed to go above 11. Imagine neon Leon being the league's first 15 million dollar player followed closely by Connor being the league's first 20 million dollar player. All while Johnny makes close to 10.