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Originally Posted by Gaudreauvertime
So Monahan has played an entire season more than Gaudreau and only has 16 more points? How is that an argument against Johnny? Especially when he's got 8 more points than his closest peer (Tarasenko) had at the time of signing his 7.5M AAV deal. 7.5, btw, is very close to 8M.
You seem fairly certain that Gaudreau won't be a bargain at 8M in 2-3 years. You sound like every fan who has doubted him from day 1.
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Boy, you've got me there. Certainly, no bigger Gaudreau detractor exists on this site than I. Moving on.
Vladimir Tarasenko had arbitration rights and could be offer sheeted.
Oh, and he's also Russian. The Blues had already lost Sobotka to the KHL. They were forced to overpay.
I don't doubt Johnny will be an $8M player in two or three years. I don't think he'll be a $10M player in two or three years, which is what it would take for him to be considered a 'bargain'.
Most important, his contract is up now. So unless he wants to play in Russia (he doesn't) he's going to sign something more reasonable with the only team he can before the season started.