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Originally Posted by bax
That's not really a good way to look at it. Would you consider Ferland a top line player because that's where he played? What about Connor Sheary or Erik Haula?
I'm not saying Eberle is valuable. In fact I think given his price tag he is a very mediocre asset to have.
What I'm saying is that calling his salary what elite top line players make just isn't true.
When I hear "elite top line player" I think of the best of the best in the league and those players don't make 6 million a year. They make in between 8-10 million a year.
In my opinion Eberle is slightly overpaid, but he's right in that range of fringe first liners/second line players.
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I stand by my statement. He is near the top third in terms of what forwards make. Eliminate the centers from that list he is likely one of the higher paid wingers in the league. Eberle is paid to either score a ton of points or be a complete player. He does neither so in my opinion is grossly overpaid for the value he brings.