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Originally Posted by Gaudfather

I thought I would take a look at who else in the NHL currently has an average contract value around $3MM per year - this is what I found:

Charlie Coyle, Minnesota - Avg Value $3.2MM 11G, 25A, 34Pts
Martin Hanzel, Arizona - Avg Value $3.1MM 8G, 16A, 24Pts
Matt Stajan, Calgary - Avg Value $3.1MM 7G, 9A, 16Pts
Andrew Cogliano, Anaheim - Avg Value $3.0MM 14G, 12A, 26Pts
Paul Gaustad, Nashville - Avg Value $3.25MM 4G, 9A, 13Pts
Leo Komarov, Toronto - Avg Value $2.95MM 8G, 17A. 25Pts

Lance Bouma, Calgary 16G, 17A, 33Pts


Out of this group only Charlie Coyle is showing better production than Bouma. $3MM average annual value does not look outrageous for Boums.

All of those are UFAs, right? IMO you don't overpay an RFA - you sign them to term to get value.

You could argue that it doesn't matter, but then I can list a fair number of contracts where guys are paid less than what you want to pay Bouma and have more points, as well.