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Originally Posted by Imported_Aussie
Quoted just your best example to keep the post shorter, but with reference to this and all of your comparable players, Nakladal will not have anywhere near the number of games in this year. Best case scenario - playing every game from now on - he doesn't even get half way to these comparable players. And that best case is far from certain as once Wideman is back, someone needs to sit.
With your reasoning, maybe he needs that further 1 year deal to get enough of a sample of games to be considered alongside these players?
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Thats fair, if you completely ignore his entire body of work. If you look at Emelin's numbers pre-NHL, they are very close to Nak's.
As an agent, I would argue that his entire body of work needs to be considered because the organization chose to not play him. It is not Nakladal's fault the organization had to see what else they had in their vets. Nak's has also displayed that if there is a log jam, he can be brought in at any point and play at a high level.
I see where youre coming from tho, i just think an argument could be made either way but you have to consider what he could get as a UFA.
As a UFA, I could see a team throwing 1.5-2M over 2 years easily. Why not us?
You cant look at as "we need the cap to sign our other guys" perspective, you need to look at it from Nakladal's perspective. Especially since he didnt even get a chance to show what hes worth for most of the season.