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Originally Posted by GioforPM
One example does not a trend make. Gaudreau will be 35 in 7 years. Here's the present list of 35+ contracts right now (previous years look a lot similar):
https://www.capfriendly.com/browse/35-plus
Will Gaudreau sign an Ovechkin/Letang deal or a Parise/Perry (noting the latter two were after buyouts).
And the list of players who don't make it to 35 is a lot longer than those who do. For every Perry there's a Bure/Kariya/etc. There's a reason 35+ contracts exist. |
Bure and Kariya are very dated examples. No way is Gaudreau assigning a zero value to the new contract he will sign after his 7th year especially when salary cap will be well in excess of $100 million. It could be $130 to $150 million.
Not calling this a trend, just stating the arguments that ignore AAV aren’t very persuasive.