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Originally Posted by Hot_Flatus
Different time. Different economics. All these guys are far different players, none of them are any less important to their teams success. I'm not buying into a bunch comparable players brought up on CP as justification for a lower contract either. There's no way anyone is telling Tkachuk he's worth less than Draisatl when he's younger, doesn't play with an offensive phenom to pad his numbers and is just an all around better hockey player.
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Tkachuk's not a centre, and that by itself is enough to make Draisaitl non-comparable. Only RFA wingers are comparable. Nylander can also play centre, so you can't use him, either.
In any case, Tkachuk won't get what he thinks he is entitled to, just because he thinks he is entitled to it. The Flames will make a fair offer based on market value, and if he doesn't like it, he will hold out. He will hate that, and a compromise will be reached.