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Old 06-17-2022, 03:57 PM   #3559
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Originally Posted by ComixZone View Post
I still believe it's far better to overpay for elite talent than it is any other level of talent.

Locking $12M into a top-line/top-pairing player is a lot easier to manage than it is to have $5M+ locked into bottom-six guys.

Pay and overpay for legit top end guys, get creative elsewhere. You can't win without top tier guys. We paid Jarome Iginla 17.95% of the Salary Cap in 2005/2006, paying Johnny Gaudreau 14% of the salary cap is a no brainer in my eyes.
That’s a fair point. NYR isn’t crying about having Panarin on 11.5 and Zibanejad soon to be paid significantly more as well.
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