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Originally Posted by Swayze11
You are misinterpreting what I said. Not once did I say he was not worthy of an extension. I just think we need to pump the breaks a bit here. He has played 10 NHL games so my comment was handing him a 3 year, 2 mill a year contract is pretty crazy at this point.
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And that's completely understandable.
As is the Babchuk concern.
Problem is, he has a valid argument for more money. He's got what, 25 games left to show that this is who he is. In that event, if he doesn't show signs of fatigue and regression, do you sign him to 1.5M with a bit of term, and I'm assuming at his age, that's going to be a bit more of a priority.
Or do you let him walk into free agency with a pat on the back and a handshake?
I understand from a club perspective that 1.5-2 m per over 2-3 years is scary when we don't have JG and Monny locked up long term yet but thats none of Nakladal's concern when looking at comps of players in his age group and experience vs production.