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Originally Posted by Jay Random
Hockey players depreciate, too. That Maserati would probably be on the road for as many years as Nylander will be in the NHL.
That aside – I probably could scrape together the money to buy a Maserati, but not without selling a bunch of stuff I really can't do without. It would be an incredibly foolish thing to do. Selling off the organization's prospect depth and cost-controlled assets to buy a one-dimensional winger whose demands start at $8 million a year would be an incredibly foolish thing for the Flames to do.
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Nylander is 22 years old. I think it's pretty safe to say he's not depreciating anytime soon. In fact, odds are his value only increases over the next 2-3 seasons.
It all depends on what ends up getting traded. Say a package of 2019 first, Bennett, and Andersson? It's a lot to give up, but I wouldn't say it's incredibly foolish. You have to give to get.
The 8 million is a rumor. By the time he finally has a contract I would imagine it is low 7's or high 6's. I truly believe the biggest hurdle they need to get over is the NTC situation.
I wouldn't call Nylander one dimensional either, he seem pretty competent in the defensive zone from my viewings, which granted isn't a lot.
Something to consider though- Nylander didn't get much PP1 time last year. He finished the year with 49 even strength points. Just for comparisons sake Crosby had 51, Kuznetsov had 52, Wheeler had 49, and Rantanen had 49.
Granted, I think he did play with Matthews for part of the year. Anyways the only point I'm trying to make is that it's something to at least consider if you think he would end up being a core forward for the next 5-10 years.