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Originally Posted by bluejays
Simply paying guys for the back half of their career for what they’ve done versus what they’ll be doing. Neal, Lucic, Huberdeau, Kadri too. None have or are likely to age well. You’re always taking a large risk signing guys past their primes when they’ve reached their peaks at unrestricted free agency.
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Hanifin isn’t past his prime.
You’ve taken 3 signings and turned them into 4. Neal wasn’t a failure because he aged badly - he was just a failure as a player. The other two - we’ll see. But then you ignore counter examples like Gio or Backlund.
Are the final years of a contract going to be worse? Sure. Is Hanifin’s ask too much? Maybe. But people should quit pretending there’s some hard and fast rule when it comes to players, contracts and longevity.