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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Draisaitl isn't (wasn't) the impact player that Kane and Toews were.
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Kane and Toews weren't the impact players that Kane and Toews would become. They had two complete seasons under their belts at the time of the contract.
Toews had three votes for the Selke in the 2008-2009 season, which is practically nothing.
Toews didn't even get a vote for the end of year All-Star team. Kane had two votes for the All-Star team. So did Devon Setuguchi. They finished 18th overall for right wingers alone.
He finished behind:
1 Jarome Iginla
2 Marian Hossa
3 Martin St. Louis
4 Martin Havlat
5 Corey Perry
6 Shane Doan
7 Brad Boyes
8 Rick Nash
9 Daniel Alfredsson
10 Ryan Getzlaf
10 Alex Ovechkin
10 Zach Parise
13 Alexander Semin
13 Phil Kessel
13 Henrik Zetterberg
13 Jamie Langenbrunner
13 David Backes
What they became and what they were at the signing of their contracts were significantly different. Of course the expectation was great, but so is Draisaitl's.
Had they even waited until after that season to sign it would be a different story, but Kane was not expected to be a Art Ross and Hart Winner when he signed his second contract. At least not anymore than someone like Draisaitl was.