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Originally Posted by Textcritic
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.
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But Scheifele was arguably the better player last year by a non-trivial amount, taking a big step forward, whereas Monahan did not. But Monahan has the better career track record, hence the bigger pay day for less term.