# NHL Draft \*\*now the official NHL OFFSEASON thread\*\*

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**Created:** [June 20, 2008, 5:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nhl-draft-now-the-official-nhl-offseason-thread/50350 "2008-06-20T17:12:58Z")
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### Author: ![eclipsed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bbce88/32.png) [@eclipsed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/eclipsed)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2008, 4:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nhl-draft-now-the-official-nhl-offseason-thread/50350/417 "2008-07-07T16:30:20Z")

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> [@slowtalon](#):
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> ok but theres no cap on signing bonus crosby can get whatever he wants hes giving the pens a discount

i agree he could command more than he is getting.

however, there is a cap on signing bonus. all dollars paid, whether bonus or base, are summed and divided by the number of years of the contract to calculate the cap hit. there is a maximum cap hit, which, i believe is around 11mill.

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