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Originally Posted by butterfly
Disagree about the deal, I think Nylander did great here.
I was genuinely asking about Niemela as I don’t follow their team very closely. Is he hurt like Poirier?
Of course 2nd/3rd pairing and 2nd-4th line players are valuable, agree on that one. Makes it all the more puzzling that Liljegren keeps coming up in rumors as he and Knies are the only two on the right side of age 25 on that team.
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I agree that Nylander did well, and some suggested in the summer Hanifin for Nylander and sign him @ $10.5 per and I said no thanks, he is not worth that. I don't think he is worth $11.5 either but since the summer the league revenue projections are coming in that the cap is going to explode in the next 3 years. (would this year if the CBA did not have 5% max increase)
Hard to predict but I expect that Nylander contract will slide down the highest paid list fast in the next 2 years. So is it a great deal, no but it might look very good in 2 years and it's not an anchor of a deal right now.