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Originally Posted by The Cobra
When you are talking about unwise contacts, we are talking about 8 years for 30 year olds.
Skinner's takes him to 35, Okposo's is already over.
The number of games is irrelevant, as some players start when they are 18.
For the puprposes of contracts, I would define veternas based on age.
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Okay, Sure. I won’t argue age isn’t a factor. It is.
But, that said, this fear that keeps getting trotted out
that every single player falls off a cliff past the age of 30 isn’t accurate. You only need to look at one recent and one current Flame to see that players can contribute or even hit career highs into their mid-thirties. Seems to me a good chuck of the league, even teams that are contenders, have +30 year olds with term.
I’ll acknowledge that those 7-8 year deals the Glames already have are all but certainly not going to be pretty at the end of it, specifically Huberdeau, but what’s the going rate for a 3C in 2028-29 going to be? It wouldn’t be too surprising if Kadri’s $7M isn’t that bad. I would slso say Weegar’s $6.25 is not and won’t be too concerning. Huberdeau is the scary one and only because of bonuses and contract structure. If the Flames get to the point where they want to buy him out, it could be a problem.
When a team, such as the Flames, make these commitments to players who are nearing 30, I’m sure they have more info than we do. They moved Toffoli when they knew what his ask on term was going to be. On the other hand they’ve made it clear they want to resign Lindholm and are willing to be patient to do so. I suspect they are pretty comfortable with the player.