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Originally Posted by jayswin
Not only that, but the goalie market is shifting the last couple years. Teams/agents/goalies are collectively deciding that the position will now be paid just like star players.
Going forward a top tier goalie is going to start with an 8 with the superstar ones getting 11+. Wolf is looking like he'll be top tier minimum, and a good chance he'll be a super star, likely pushing him to 11+ on an 8 year deal.
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Until another contract ages like Bobrovsky’s and the market pulls back.
The fundamentals for why goalies aren’t paid a premium haven’t changed: the performance of even the best goalies typically varies substantially over any 4-year period, and the difference between a good and a great goalie isn’t big enough to warrant the difference in cap.