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Originally Posted by Huntingwhale
I keep reading this, but I'm genuinely curious as to why people keep thinking this. Yes Tkachuk is awesome. But he's not the player with the highest offensive ceiling on the team. Unless a miracle happens, he's not going to outscore Gaudreau or possibly Monahan. There's a salary structure BT follows with the team, so why would the team just back the Brinks truck up for him simply ''because''?
Do his pest skills give him an extra couple million a year? Just wondering why some people are willing to throw him the biggest contract in team history and what the justification is.
Wouldn't surprise me at all if his contract number starts with a 6, a 7 at the most.
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Well for starters, the biggest thing you're missing is when the contracts were signed. That's a huge oversight when you look at what Gaudreau/Monahan/Tkachuk's contemporaries are signing present day.
(Gaudreau could probably sign a $9-10mil contract this season if he was up).
Second (and this is admittedly more belief than fact based on my part), his dad was infamous for holding out and getting every single penny he could at all points in his career, while Matthew has seemingly looked up to him in every respect his whole career.
I believe team salaries may play a tiny role in negotiations, but I think fans need to give up on the Gio cap idea that local media and fans have held onto starting this summer.
If Tkachuk remains a PPG or higher player at seasons end, and we sign him for 8 years, I believe we may actually be
settling for an $8-8.5 AAV.
That would be the discount.