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Oil Stain · 07-17-2017, 01:44 PM

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.

Crosby and Ovechkin set an artificially low cap benchmark by signing for 12 years each.

I think the fact that agents couldn't ask for more money than Crosby and Ovechkin for their clients, kept the high end of salaries beaten down for awhile.

Ovechkin signed his deal in 2008 and it took until 2014 for someone to move past him.

Now that "regular" elite guys have pushed past $10 million per season I think we will see more and more of these contracts happening.

07-17-2017, 01:44 PM	#820
Oil Stain Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Exp:	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. Crosby and Ovechkin set an artificially low cap benchmark by signing for 12 years each. I think the fact that agents couldn't ask for more money than Crosby and Ovechkin for their clients, kept the high end of salaries beaten down for awhile. Ovechkin signed his deal in 2008 and it took until 2014 for someone to move past him. Now that "regular" elite guys have pushed past $10 million per season I think we will see more and more of these contracts happening. Last edited by Oil Stain; 07-17-2017 at 01:47 PM.