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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
Will be interesting to see where the money comes out since first few years are RFA years. If Johnny's contract starts with a 7 and Monahan with a 6, will everyone be happy? If for the maximum term.
I suppose if you look at it with no attachment to the players at all, you have to ask: Are these the guys to lead us to the Promised Land?
IMO you almost have no choice. They are our stars and we need to build around them. They would be nearly impossible to replace with comparable quality players.
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The Tarasenko contact would have to be the closest comparable and you'd have to admit it looks better for Johnny. I'm not so sure it starts with a 7. It's fine they're UFA years, but he's also top ten in points in year two of his career. That means not only is he proving he's one of the top 10 of 700 NHLers for points, but he's still got room to improve.
Who was the last to do that?