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How Long Did You Say?
by Paul on 07/02/07 at 09:22 AM ET
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from Scott Burnside at ESPN,
The buzzwords at the start of the annual free-agent rodeo weren’t necessarily “how much” but “how long.”
Although it’s true GMs continue to spend in a fashion very reminiscent of drunken pre-lockout spending orgies, the real twist on the free-agent game this summer is the term top-end players are commanding before they’ll sign on the dotted line.
In recent days, Philadelphia signed Kimmo Timonen and Scott Hartnell to six-year deals, but that was just a precursor to the big deals of the free-agent season that began at noon ET on Sunday as the Flyers signed Daniel
“Nuts,” one agent said of the term. “That’s why the CBA is so good for top-end players.”
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