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Originally Posted by Wood
Tanev and Brodie got the same term, they are the same age, and I don't think you're right about Tanevs supposed poor trajectory
Who's to say discussions haven't been had with teams like Arizona and Tampa? Sometimes there just isn't a fit
You've suggested both Murray and Ceci as budget options, and I'd argue that neither are even close to Tanev in any aspect of the game. Murray is significantly worse defensively, offers no more offensively, makes more than Tanev, is just as injury prone and cost an asset for NJ to acquire him
I disagree that Tanev is on a downward trajectory. He just had one of his best regular seasons of his career, he played every single regular season and playoff game injury free, and he was extremely valuable in the playoffs
I've noticed you're really down on this deal, I just don't think it's going to be nearly as bad as you think. Only time will tell I guess
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There is nothing that shows this being the best season of Tanev’s career, it was the first time in his career that he was actually below average by shot suppression and defensive metrics.
Contracts like this can really hurt a team since they limit you ability to add actual impact players in their prime.
Look at the Brouwer, Neal, Stone, etc contracts that have prevented us from being able to truly add an impact piece to this core. I’d be shocked if we aren’t talking about this contact in the same way we talk about those deals in 18 months.
And that’s nothing against Tanev who’s had a great career, it’s just unclear if he’s still that guy and he’s not going to get better. They didn’t need to pay a premium for a guy like this.
Tampa was able to add grit and character on the backend in guys like Bogosian, Schenn, and Coburn for under $2M AAV each last year...you don’t need to pay 4 x $4.5M for that.