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Originally Posted by TheScorpion
Evgeni Malkin, back in 2009, signed a five-year deal at age 22 -- heading into his age 23 season, same as Gaudreau -- which took up 5 RFA years. Malkin was obviously better than Gaudreau for their respective ages -- Geno was coming off a 112-point season, and was more proven (Stanley Cup, Art Ross, Conn Smythe, etc...) -- but it's the closest non-Tarasenko deal I can find for your exact criteria. Was for $8.7 million a season under a $58.6 million cap.
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BTW - $8.7 million a season under a $58.6 million cap is the equivalent of a $10.84 million deal under the current $73 million cap. Obviously, Johnny isn't getting that if he's asking for 8, but Malkin's deal is the closest comparable I could find.