I didn't talk about his salary, just gave my scouting report on the player. I saw him play for over a decade in hundreds (if not thousands) of games.
You can't separate the two. You can't get the player without also getting his contract. Since you've seen him play so much you are well aware that he isn't close to the same player he once was, which means no way in hell do you take on that kind of contract for someone who is basically a "locker room presence". You can get that for a lot less than $18+ million a season. BNM
I sure can separate the two, and did. I didn't at all suggest we take him on, though now I would add: except maybe if he were to pass through waivers (which he wouldn't, IMO). There are a few circumstances where taking on his $18M contract would be OK. Like if we ended up saving $30M in salary/yr in a bigger deal.
