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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
Based on advanced metrics his ability to suppress shots and limit chances was good to elite from 2011-2018.
It’s declined each of the last two seasons though, and last year he was below average by those metrics.
The worry is the that for a guy with his injury history, at at his age, he won’t be able to turn around the regression.
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He’s missed a lot of time, no question.
I do think there’s some value to be gained to have a guy in the room who’s basically held together with scotch tape so as to show the younger players the price this league is going to ask of them. And to keep pushing through to come back.
For this role, it just doesn’t bother me that much.
It’s 5.5% of the cap, compared to 4.7% for Hamonic. I view them as essentially the same player, and the premium for Tanev is worth it to conserve the draft capital.