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Originally Posted by Textcritic
$8 m (9.6%) is relatively close to Gaudreu’s cap hit of $6.75 m (9.25%) on a six year deal against a $73 m cap in 2016.
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Considering that Tkachuk was 4th in team scoring in his contract year, while, in contrast, Gaudreau lead the team in scoring in his contract year, it is likely that Tkachuk will get a cap hit % slightly less than Gaudreau, not slightly more. Also keep in mind that goals in 2017-18 were up 11% from 2015-16, making Gaudreau's 78 points in 2015-16 a considerably more impressive feat than Tkachuk's 77 points in 2018-19. I know each player brings different things to the table, but Tkachuk hasn't yet demonstrated that what he brings to the table is more valuable.
I would target 7.5M, which would be just over 9% of the projected 2019-20 cap, on a 6 year deal.