Thread: [Signing] Gagner signs 3 year deal
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Old 07-22-2013, 08:46 AM   #28
ernie
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Originally Posted by Husky View Post
That is a horrible deal unless Gagner can:

1 - find consistency in his game. It seems like he would have a few multi point games and then dissapear for a while.
If he had consistency he'd be a first line player. He doesn't and he is a second line guy.

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2 - Be a 50-60 point player.

He is getting paid like a #1 center tweener....hell have to produce like it going forward.
He's a career 51 point pace player through over 400 regular season games and is 23. It's a safe bet he'll produce at that 50-60 point pace given that is what he has produced at all along. It's not a stretch to suggest that he can be a 60+ point player.

I'm sure some inflation has maybe happened in his numbers but he'd be a top 6 player on most teams in the league. Second line guys are getting 4-5 mil a year now. His contract is right in line with that.
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