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Originally Posted by Vinny01
Fair enough MacKinnon passed Monahan recently. Not sure he is really overpaid considering considering he scored anywhere from 27-34 goals in the first 3 years of the deal. He sure has fallen off last year but agree far from a bust.
I don’t know if they need a big center. I would be happy with Brayden Point but I agree Monahan hasn’t filled the role of elite number 1 C but just hated that he was called a bust considering what he has done in terms of goals and points.
I can take the Bennett bust stuff even though he is not a bust in the sense that Yakupov or Juolevi are busts.
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Monahan's not overpaid by much, if at all. He makes what guys who score about as much or less (even in this low point for him) routinely make: Look at the salaries of Kreji, RNH, Larkin, Stepan, Schenn, Duchene, RyJo, Stastny, Karlsson, Nelson, Henrique, etc. all $5.8-$6.5 and score around the same level (and in a couple cases way less).
Look at Couture - how would you like $8M for him for 6 more years, with almost no ability to trade him? Or Johansen $8M x 4 more for 18 points this year?
More elite Cs are another story, and make a couple million more, unless they are on short term deals, ELCs or their team signed them cheap before they popped (Zibanejad/Scheifele/Mackinnon/Barkov).