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Originally Posted by calgaryblood
Yes he's a good player don't think anyone is denying that. He's not a $5.5 million dollar player.
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I think you're mistaken there. The market keeps going up and up and you can thank the Oilers. Pretty similar player in value to Wennberg IMO. I think Horvat at 5.5 is a lot more bang on then Draisaitl at 8.5. Horvat is not as far behind Monahan as some fans in this thread seem to think. He's a foundational centre, one of their best young players and a player we'd be happy to have on the Flames. Those that think he's mediocre or average will be in for a rude surprise over the length of this contract. He's going to be one of the hardest Canucks to play against for the duration of that contract. I'd take him on my team anyday. He improved his skating immensely which was his biggest weakness. He's skilled offensively, plays the game hard, he's hard on the puck, good intangibles and leadership. The exact type of player you want to build around. He may not be a prototypical #1 centre but he's been underrated in this thread by some. If you think he's merely going to be a 50 point player his entire career I think you'll be mistaken. The kid is 22 years old and look how long it took Backlund to peak. Look how long it took Scheiffele to peak.
I mean we can be Flames fans and still try to be objective about opposition players. You don't have to trash and underrate the opposition, its not our duty as fans IMO. Horvat is a heck of a young player. I think he'll end up as an upper echelon #2 centre who can play in all situations. PP, PK, and logging hard minutes against the opposition's best. I'd expect him to take another step forward offensively in the next season or two. He'll probably be the Canucks #1 centre by default next season.