I'm no fan of JVR, but I'm not sure his contract is the disaster many profess. It more/less market value for a goal scorer like him. I'll acknowledge that GMs have been overvaluing this type of player for the entirety of the cap era...but they keep doing the same thing over and over.
Compared to his previous 3 seasons, JVR's gpg (29g, 36g, and 27g/66gp) gpg was down by 28% and ppg down 15% this season.
Same criteria, JG gpg is down 23% and ppg down 45%.
I don't think you can say JVR has fallen off that much of a cliff and is now a negative value asset. Considering the remaining real money due is slightly less than his AAV, I think he is still a neutral/marginally positive asset to the right team. Similar deal with Voracek (though I think he's actually worth more despite the extra term and AAV).
I don't see the case for Philly to do a trade that doesn't involve one of their protected slot forwards serving as the bulk of the return. They want JVR and Voracek to stand out as the most appealing option for Seattle.
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Originally Posted by bax
Yes they are, but if Treliving is trading Gaudreau he is dealing from a position of strength. He doesn't need to accept other team's garbage contracts to make it work. They can keep the headache.
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Can you elaborate on why you believe this? There are a lot of ticking time clocks working against getting great value for Gaudreau.