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Originally Posted by driveway
1.That's bull poop:
Gaborik - 31 in February, B. Richards - 32, Plekanec - 30, Datsyuk - 34, Heatley - 31, Marleau - 33, Sedin - 32.
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2. It's irrelevant. I'm not suggesting we give Iginla a 7-year deal. I'm saying 6 million dollars is a totally reasonable salary to pay a 65+ point scorer, regardless of his age. I also think it's totally reasonable to expect Iginla to produce 65 points a season for at least three seasons after this short one.
Heck if we paid him 7/6/5/4 and he put up 80-60-50-40 that would be $95,652 per point over the course of the contract, which is pretty damn good value. If he went 80-70-60-50 (which I think is more likely, and I honestly believe he'll be even more effective than that) he'd be an absolute bargain.
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You think it's reasonable to expect Jarome at the age of 37 to put up 65+ points when he barely did this in two of the last three seasons? Some fans really need to get in touch with reality. It's more likely that after this season he starts to get into a comfortable role where he is putting up 50-60 points a year. Expecting more of a player at that age is completely unreasonable.
Again you are comparing 31 and 32 year old players which have a big difference in value. A 31 year old player still has value on the market. A 35 year old player might get you a conditional first round draft pick. I'm honestly hoping the max he's given in the first year is 5M and then it floats down to 2.5 in the final year.
Seriously 37 year old Jarome putting up 65 points? The guy is a great player but he's not god.