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Originally Posted by jayswin
Wait, what? 
It's definitely less than ideal if you're choosing which years to have a player. But if Draisaitl goes to free agency there will be a rush of teams lining up with offers and a bunch more teams behind that going "****, I wish we could make the cap work for this contract but we're simply too tight". |
I should have worded that a little more accurately.
"Nobody should want Draisaitl from 30-38."
Yeah, some people will try it. Those people also know that they're going to be fired before that deal really comes home to Roost. Thats part of the NHL's problem.
How's that Huberdeau Contract? Treliving doesnt care. He's gone.
How's that Nurse Contract? Holland doesnt care. He's gone.
And on and on. GMs will take swings because they dont face consequences.
I think that signing a 30-year old to an 8-year deal will, 99 times out of 100, eventually blow up in your face.