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Originally Posted by Vinny01
Funny enough paying guys that much out of ELC’s was also something the Oilers pioneered with their $6M deals for Hall, Nuge, and Eberle.
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I'm not sure why that idea persists here.
Dion Phaneuf got $6.5 for 6 years coming out of his ELC in 2008.
Mike Richards got $5.75 for 12 years in 2007 coming out of his ELC.
Nash and Kovalchuk were the first with rich 5 year contracts in the first year of the cap.
Cost certainty became the name of the game as soon as the cap was introduced.