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Originally Posted by Weitz
I think comparing 1 player vs 2 players is hard.
I would say Would you rather have McDavid and Maroon at $14 million or Monahan and Gaudreau at $13 million? 57 goals and 85 assists in 163 games or 45 goals and 74 assists in 154 games? I don't know if Maroon will be back after this year or if his replacement will put up similar numbers but I am sure you will see value guys rotating in on the top line with McDavid.
Both are solid pairs and great first lines.
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But Johnny and Mony are both already on their long term deals. Maroon isn't and after another year of riding shotgun with McDavid he's going to be due a huge raise from 1.5. Probably would get around 6 million on the open market. Then is Johhny/Mony at 12 million and McDavid/Maroon at 18 million. More cap problems for a GM with a history of poor cap management.