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Originally Posted by Oil Stain
I think the reason for the start salaries to star rising more quickly then before is due to elimination of super long term back diving contracts.
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That's the thing that people seem to miss. Star salaries have been climbing constantly, it's just the cap hit that hasn't because of the back-diving deals.
Contracts like Weber's, Crosby's, Kane's, Toews', and even McDavid's and Price's new deals, all have seasons where they get paid the absolute maximum allowed (at the time of the signing) by the CBA for a single season. Price and McDavid both have two $15 million years on their deals.
McDavid's deal is so high because his is the first deal signed under the rules of the 2013 CBA where there is really no way to justify any reduced-salary years because the player is already at an elite level and shouldn't see any years of decline during the term of the contract.