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Originally Posted by dino7c
this again? Highest paid player in the league has made the playoffs 1 time in 4 seasons. Skinner has never played a playoff game and just got 9M
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Skinner was a UFA and his contract is in no way comparable, and in addition to that, it was signed before the cap turned out to be lower than expected, so it formed a certain percentage of what was assumed at the time to be a higher cap (I believe that the fact that the actual cap is lower than expected will constrain the prices of the remaining UFA contracts this summer). Similarly, Draisaitl's contract had to take into account the fact that he is a natural centre. If people are guessing the price of Tkachuk's contract based on comparable players, they have to be literally comparable.