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Originally Posted by Sylvanfan
I think Monahan gets a lot of vitriol because he was good in his first 3 years and got a high salary long term contract. Barkov and McKinnon signed for less money and term and became better players. Even Mark Schiefele can fit into that mix as they all signed in the same offseason. So Monahan has not returned the value that those other three have.
Granted come next contract those 3 will all easily be able to get 10 plus as 28 to 30 year old guys who would be UFA. Monahan likely falls more in the 7 to 7.5 million dollar range. No doubt you take any of the other 3 over him for what they have since done and the eventual increase they will demand.
What Monahan is paid is not really the issue. It's what his peers got paid and grew into compared to himself and how it's perceived that I think is.
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Exactly this. The summer Monahan/Barkov/Mackinnon/Scheifele all signed their second deals, Monahan had demonstrated the most out of any of them, and subsequently was the highest paid. Since then the other three all developed into Hart candidate superstars and Monahan is arguably a more one-dimensional player than he was the day he signed.
It’s a Bennett issue too, which compounds the frustration. He hasn’t developed at all since stepping onto NHL ice. Tkachuk looks like he may be following the same path as well.