An excerpt from TSN:

After signing free agent forward Corey Perry to a five-year extension worth $26.63 million on Tuesday, Ducks general manager Brian Burke had some choice words about the new salary climate in the NHL and Edmonton Oilers general manager Kevin Lowe.

Burke told the Los Angeles Times that the rise in salaries for young players can be traced back to Lowe.

“You go right now from entry-level to what used to be the third contract, thanks to two offer sheets from Kevin Lowe,” Burke said to the Times.

“Most [general] managers don’t like starting fights with any other managers. . Thanks to the Edmonton Oilers, the second contract has disappeared.”

“They’re all being re-signed at inflated prices,” he explained to the newspaper. “Everything I said a year ago has come true. Every single word.”