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Originally Posted by GioforPM
He was ancient at 28.
Now, he also blew it by underperforming so badly in Vancouver. But a 70 point average guy at 28 makes what the Flames offered, and it would have been a market deal (which they could still have moved). That's the NHL today. Horvat signed for that amount at that same time IIRC. And he's never cracked 70 points.
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Exactly, a player signed to a reasonable (by NHL standards) deal is an even more valuble asset. Like I said I bet if we look at the Markstom, Tanev, Coleman, Kadri, signing threads we will see many of the usual suspects complaining about overpays. Now they are the guys traded and the guys who they want traded for picks/prospects.