Hartnell put up 37 goals the season prior to his six year contract taking affect.
In his fifth year of his contract, as a 34 year old, Hartnell put up 13 goals. That's quite the decline in 5 years and I wouldn't necessarily use it as any form of support for Lucic's seven year contract.
Lucic put up 20 goals the season prior to getting his seven year contract. I know it's a pretty stupid way to look at things, but if he declined at the same "pace" as Hartnell, the last years of his contract would see him putting up 7 goals as a 34 year old....with a 6M cap hit.
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