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Originally Posted by fobulaus
I don't think that's a paycut.. I would compare him to guys like Pavelski, Bobby Ryan, Bourque... all who are all making way less than that... Just like Sedins, I think they just signed for market value..
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Pavelski and Ryan are both due for a raise as was Kesler before he signed his contract. It's like saying, why is anyone worth what they're making if Stamkos has a $3.7 mill cap hit on his rookie contract? It just doesn't make sense to compare contracts like that when the player is bound to get a huge raise.
Both Pavelski and Ryan will get a contract in the $4+ million range which is in line with what Kes will be making but I guarantee those two don't mean as much to their team as Kesler does to the Canucks.