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Originally Posted by Pointman
He was flat out bad on Russian 2014 Olympics squad, with good linemates (he started with Ovechkin and Malkin, but got demoted to the third line as tourney went on) and being probably highly motivated. I think his ability/probability to bounce back is overrated and he's most likely done. That's why nobody offered him more that 1x1.1, I guess.
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True.
But GMs have gambled on far lesser players for 1.1 x 1.
This guy could score 45 goals for you next year. Or he could score 7.
1.1 isn't the worst deal, and like I said earlier in the thread, I would not be upset one iota if BT got him at 1x1.1.
Low risk, exceptionally high reward.