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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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Those guys make more than any other winger except Ovechkin and Kane. And they are in a 4 way tie for 12th place in the league. I think "relatively low" is a bit of an oversell.
Would they have cost more here? Sure. But there are a whole host of other factors, including the fact they are better, and in Stone's case, was a pending UFA and in Kucherov's case, was by far the best forward on the team when he signed.