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Originally Posted by howard_the_duck
To me, the long term contracts (8 years) need to be reserved for:
- promising young players (<25) on their second contracts
- elite core players (<28) that project to be top line or top D for majority of contract
- elite free agents (30 or younger) to augment your core only when you’re in your win now window
No exceptions. Rasmus doesnt fit this criteria and to me is clearly an asset you move.
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I think some exceptions are warranted. If a guy like Jarnkrok had signed an 8 year deal at 25 instead of a 6 he still would’ve been good value through the entire life of the contract. Hell, he’ll basically have been on the same contract for 10 years next year and been good value for all 9 of them so far.