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Will goalies be left out of NHL’s financial boom?

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from Daily Faceoff (Frank Seravalli),

Seemingly every other day this offseason, shockingly enormous contracts are getting handed out in the NHL. From Anaheim Ducks center Leo Carlsson getting $18 million per season for five years after receiving an offer sheet from the Philadelphia Flyers , to Washington Capitals winger Ryan Leonard and Vancouver Canucks defenseman Zeev Buium signing mammoth eight-year extensions after just one full season of NHL experience, money has been getting thrown around in a way that would make faces melt on fans from the NHL’s flat-cap era.

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