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Originally Posted by ricardodw
Elias... at age 37 got a 3 year 5.5M contract after playing on a line with Clarkson. Zajac while playing with Clarkson singed his 8 year 5.75M deal..
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Not really. He signed before the season began. The year prior he only played 15 games, mostly with Parise and Kovalchuk. And the year before that he was almost exclusively with Kovalchuk on his wing. He's been pretty fortunate with his linemates but this was his worst full season statistically, on pace for his career low in points. Elias went from a 78 point player with Zubrus and Sykora (although it didn't hurt playing the PP with Kovalchuk and Parise) last year to a 60 point player (pro-rated) this year.