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Originally Posted by TheScorpion
If he'd waited a year, I can't see how he would've gotten more. $8m for a player of Sanderson's track record, at this point, is bonkers.
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Next year when the cap is much higher and projected to continue increasing?
When you play in a less desirable market, and you have a chance to get your star players signed for 8 years at a very young age, you jump at it.
Otherwise, if you wait a year, who knows what the mood of the player is next year? Minds can change. You only need to look at Tkachuk and Johnny to know that.
If teams know their players, go for it. Ottawa made spectacular decisions on their other young players, although many posters here criticized them at the time.
How are those deals looking now?