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Originally Posted by Gaudreauvertime
...I'm challenging the assumption the Tarasenko should be used as a 1:1 comparable. It would be like signing Sean Monahan to an 8 year 6.125M deal because that's what Scheifele got and he's Monahan's comparable. Sure, it can be argued that Scheifele was every bit as good as Monahan last season, but Monahan's career production is what got him paid a 5% higher AAV despite signing for only 3 UFA years instead of 4...
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I have seen you make this claim three or four times now, but I am unconvinced that this is an established fact. It seems more to me like an outside interpretation of the way the numbers break down when comparing his contract to Scheifele's, but I think it is entirely probable that his higher AAV is based on an expectation that Monahan is a better player.