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 Adam
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Registered: August 2005
Location: Edmonton, AB
6 Cups
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| RDOilerfan wrote on Tue, 13 June 2023 15:05 |
League min was I think 750K this past season. I assume with the cap going up a little, the min probably bumps up slightly to edge closer to 800K. So Ryan at 900K which will probably be just over 100 grand more than league min took a 350K salary cut to resign. Now I assume the second year on the deal is the carrot to get that AAV to barely above league min for a guy that scored you 13 goals in regular season, another one in the playoffs, plays a little on the PK, can win you a draw from the right side and does all that without complaining in pretty limited minutes. Just my opinion but if you are complaining about the second year of a contract that pays a pretty useful player barely above league min, a contract that can be fully buried in the minors in that second year if you have too, then I think you are the type of person that is just dying to complain about something.
I probably would prefer a 1 yr but if giving the guy a second year drops that AAV for the Oilers who need every dollar they can get in savings, I am struggling to see a risk here.
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I was late with my edit, so maybe you missed the retirement risk.
There's also the Oilers struggle with players they see in the older statesmen category. They don't like sending people out to pasture and they really struggle with cap manipulation. If he's struggling there's equally a chance the Oilers keep him on the roster and let him flounder or even to stupidly buy him out for being such a good soldier like they did with Eric Gryba.
I mean, what does a little cap hit really matter if you're taking care of someone who's a really good dude?
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