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12-23-2012, 09:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Crazy Ivan View Post
Hindsight is 20/20.

The only reason it is a horrible contract is because of Rick's injuries and being injury prone.

If Rick was putting together 35 win seasons? 40 win season? (He had back to back seasons of 30 & 32 wins. Nothing overly amazing, I know.)

If Rick was putting up 35-40 win seasons it would be one of the better contracts in the history of the NHL.
Hindsight for some. Hindsight for me is just as accurate as it was when I disliked the contract in the beginning. I'd say half of our fellow fans saw it as a completely unnecessary & highly risky gamble simply because of the way the Yashin contract unfolded. That's not hindsight. That's having a memory with a half life longer than a fruit fly's.

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