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Originally Posted by Hot_Flatus
It shouldn't. People rarely even think about the reason guys like Stone, Kucherov etc have signed relatively low AAV deals and it's not because of a great GM doing his thing. These guys are playing in states with non-existent tax rates. It has nothing to do with fair value and shouldn't be used as a comparable for Tkachuk at all.
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Kucherov shouldn't be a comparable for Tkachuk regardless of his state's tax rate. Kucherov has five straight seasons of 29 goals or more, and hasn't scored fewer than 85 in the last three years.
Tkachuk's comparables have been brought up many times, and they don't make $9M a year.
This board is pretty adamant Leon Draisaitl is a bad value contract at $8.5M because he doesn't produce at a 100-point level when he's in the middle or away from McDavid.
We're in a rush to pay Matthew Tkachuk more than Leon Draisaitl for... No reason. Potential? I don't think so.
I remember when Gio's ask started with a 9. He didn't get it. If Tkachuk is asking for 9, he won't get it. And I suspect he knows that.