Quote Originally Posted by G-Mo77 View Post
It's tough, I agree. Those 5 year deals can kill you. Market might be saying 5 years so sometimes we have to if you want to keep that player.

FWIW I was stoked we got Macrae at 5 years, would we say the same if say Dunkely was signed on for the same?
I would be OK with a LT deal for Dunks. He's been a consistently good performer for us. It would just need some safe guards.

Long term deals can really hurt you especially if they back end loaded and the player is either injured or his form drops. They can also be a huge win for the club if the player exceeds the standards you signed him to. I guess there is a lot of emphasis on clauses, incentives and triggers which is where it can get complicated.

LT deals are necessary evil