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Originally Posted by OptimalTates
Backstrom was on year 8 of his now-illegal 10 year contract. The biggest difference would have been a lower cap-hit as they would have taken up less UFA years had he signed an 8 year contract.
Ovechkin was making 9.5M, he's making 9.5M now.
Neither were backloaded or included retirement years, quite the opposite.
Crosby at least fits the argument, but I'm not sure we should go against his superstitions and assume he would have anything other than an 8.7M cap hit.
A least the Hawks with Hossa (first through third recent cups) and Keith (Second and third recent cups) actually did have contracts that wouldn't fly today. But the real value in contracts was having Toews and Kane's ELC's during their first cup, and the end of their second contracts during their third cup, all of which were legal contracts then and today.
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It still matters. If AO only signed an 8 year deal instead of 13 he’s a ufa 5 years earlier and negotiates a new deal at 31 instead of 36. 100% if he hit ufa 5 years earlier he gets more than 9.5. Backstrom more than 6.7 he was at. So sure they weren’t front loaded but they were still longer than 8 years so both illegal contracts. Both would have got raises before they won that cup. It could have blocked them from winning
Maybe McDavid wouldn’t have done it but if the Oilers had the option to sign him for 13 years even if it meant 13.5 or 14 mil I’d bet the Oilers would eventually figure it out if they had the choice to keep him for that many years
Now guys like matthews went out got paid only signed 5 years. First overall snd 60 goal man but leafs are already running out of time