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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
Only if you think players continue to trend upwards on a permanent basis. What I said makes perfect sense based only on logic and trends alone.
At 26 he is in his peak years, with the average NHL forward performing with 90% production of their peak between 24 and 32.
Whatever you think he deserved this past year for his play is what you should pay him for the next three.
He would be an anomaly if he kept getting better, so I think it would be a huge mistake to provide a contract betting on that.
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I know people like to use age to determine so called peak years but it makes more sense to me that it's years of NHL service that matter. I would argue that a player should improve in some aspects for about 5 years after joining the league as they learn little things to help them improve their numbers. Their skill levels may not improve further, but things like their positioning, physical play and other things you learn by playing at that level will still develop.