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Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814
Twelve players have cap hits over $8M. Their collective resumes are substantially more impressive than outscoring Sean Monahan by 18 points over the last two seasons.
Which objectively, is all Gaudreau has done.
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Gaudreau was sixth in NHL scoring last year, and everyone knows it was not a fluke.
Tarasenko put up:
19 points in 38 games (.5 PPG)
43 points in 64 games (.67 PPG)
73 points in 77 games (.95 PPG)
Stats on entry level deal: 135 points, 179 games, .75 PPG
Gaudreau put up:
1 point in 1 game (1.0 PPG)
64 points in 80 games (.8 PPG)
78 points in 79 games (.99 PPG)
Stats on entry level deal: 143 points, 160 games, .89 PPG
Tarasenko got 7.5M for 8 years. Gaudreau has proven to be a significantly better scorer than Tarasenko did during his entry level deal.
8M is not an overpayment, so long as it is an 8 year deal.
Another recent contract, if you want to look at it:
Nate Mackinnon (7 years, 6.3M per): .7 PPG
.7 PPG Vs. .89 PPG, is a big gap.