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Originally Posted by Ped
The cap works fine. GMs have yet to adapt. It's all good to pay those leadership guys lots of money when the rest of your team is cheap, but as you get better, those guys get better and you have to pay more, and you're still paying bottom six/pairing guys too much money.
Carolina isn't perfect, but they're pretty ruthless in cutting guys who they don't want to pay more than they feel their worth. Nedeljkovic and DeAngelo being two recent examples, and they were proven right.
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You can see this by looking at their capfriendly page.
https://www.capfriendly.com/teams/hurricanes
Four forwards signed to big deals, several young guys on entry-level contracts, and the rest are pending UFAs. CAR clearly has 8 or 9 players who they consider their core, and they cycle through the depth guys - including goalies. This gives them flexibility in the off-season to make necessary changes; they’re one of the few playoff teams who have the cap to bring in a guy like Lindholm this summer.
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Originally Posted by Ped
Teams need to stop paying money for those lower lineup guys. You may like them, but they tend to be replaceable, or they have one really good season that you end up overpaying for.
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Some pundits have suggested the NHL will go the way of the NBA, with teams paying a handful of stars big money and rest of the roster getting peanuts - no middle ground. We haven’t seen it yet, because a lot of GMs cut their teeth in the NHL of 15-20 year ago. But if a team has success with that model, it could become the norm.