@ Comixzone.
The Fonz laid it out nicely in the Gaudreau thread @ post #284. I agree with his slant and I agree with others that he hasn't earned a contract much more than Monahan is getting.
You and others will disagree and that's perfectly fine. From my POV though that's some serious overhype and will likely cause you to say ""Treliving is a Wizard" when the Gaudreau deal breaks. Where the few of us on the cheaper side of things may or may not see it as close to market value.
My reaction if it is over 7.5m AAV will be a slightly dissatisfied one. Monahan to me is more important to this team. We've had elite wingers before, what we havent had is a steady capable long term #1 C since Niewy. And we have that locked up for 7 years now.
I also think giving Gaudreau that much money on an 8 year deal really hurts in the chances of getting Sam Bennett and maybe one day Matthew Tkachuk locked up long term.
And I think this is why negotiations are taking so long. Maybe your thoughts are in line with the Gaudreau camp and mine are in line with the Flames camp.
We will see in the end, But I stand by me guess of just a shade under 7m per year over 6 years. It gives the team a little flexibility in re-signing other important players.
|