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Originally Posted by Aarongavey
Your position is that it does not make sense because you have to give up both a 2nd rounder and you think 4.5 million a year is an overpay for a current 22 year old who has put up back to back 20 goal seasons?
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4.5 isn't an overpay for Mercer though and New Jersey would match it. Mercer's comparable is the contract Lundell just signed. To get him to sign an offersheet the Flames would be giving up a 1st round pick.
4.5 for the Oiler's pair is a huge overpay.