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This debate highlights one of the biggest negatives of the salary cap era. I get from a business side of things why it was necessary but what we're left with is valuing players based on their cap hit.
Take the cap out and there's no debate what so ever that Leafs fans in general were absolutely excited to land JT in free agency. I like this post and your examples of how the team may have looked or how we never would have ended up with Muzzin. It's easy to criticize looking backwards but the mistake many make is that they think all other variables would be the same. JT signing definitely signaled to the league that one of the premiere players in the league, in his prime, chose to sign there and that has had and will have a lasting impact on attracting other players. Other examples are Spezza signing for league min, Thornton coming in for cheap. Simmonds too.