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Originally Posted by MattyC
You are not an 80 point player unless you've scored 80 pts, regardless of PPG. I love Johnny, I think he could be a 100 pt player. Could be, but he is not. This is like Oil fans claiming Hall is a 30 goal scorer when he has, in fact, never done that.
Monahan is being paid as the just slightly best version of the players who are his best comparables (Forsberg, Mackinnon), which is pretty much right where he has proven to be. Elite two-way centers, at current market price, are 8-10 million dollars. Their names are Toews, Crosby, Kopitar, and Monahan is not being paid like them.
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Would you disagree that Gaudreau is capable of scoring 80+ points? If we are using external benchmarks for Gaudreau like Mackinnon and Forsberg, Gaudreau should get paid at least what Tarasenko got, probably a bit more as he finished higher in the scoring race.