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Originally Posted by GioforPM
I'm not even sure I like 8 year contracts any more. Sure, for a McDavid or a Matthews it's a good thing, but for 90% of players, who even knows what the situations will be by then? Tkachuk is very very good, but not a franchise player IMO, and he has a skill set that could deteriorate, injuries could slow him, etc.
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Vegas dropped 23 goals from their magic first season.
In Vegas year 1 Karlsson had 43 regular season goals followed up by 7 playoff goals. He was the #17 best centre in the nhl.com rankings. He was a RFA and got a 1 year x 5.25 bridge deal.
Had he been a UFA last season (or Vegas signed him long term) he would have been a 8x8 guy at the very least.
He followed up his 50 goal season with a 26 goal season.
He signed with Vegas this off season for 5.9 x 8 (1 RFA year)
If Tkachuck (or any of the other 8 super RFAs) sign for 8M+ for 6-8 years and then have good 55-60 pt season (2nd in their teams scoring) will Treliving and the other GMs get fired for 2M+ x 8 overpayment?