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Originally Posted by Aarongavey
Gaudreau is not the highest paid player on the team, that honor goes to the guy who has fewer even strength points than Johnny.
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Johnny was the highest paid player (tied with Gio) when he signed the deal. I took exception to the drive by that uses his draft position as an excuse to not criticize by stating the draft position is irrelevant once the player signed top money.
Don’t get me wrong Tkachuk is having a brutal season but he is 4.5 years younger than Johnny and has at least 1 more year of control so he is not as immediate of a concern when discussing the future. That can all change with an exit interview but I still think the organization views Tkachuk as part of the future. Not sure about Johnny.
Calling Monahan a huge bust when he leads his draft class in goals 8 years later is also something that irks me.