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Originally Posted by ricardodw
again great point... That would be a mistake to hand out a Tkachuk mega contract based on 1 year's performance where he was clearly in the top 4 or 5 forwards and the 3rd best winger on a team that had 50% of the roster have career seasons.
If it goes to arbitration and Florida does not give him a 5x5 (4 ufa years) what do you think the arbitrator would give him. Keep in mind that the crappy-4th line-Flame-Bennett was getting 2.55 x2
Bennett is coming off his third year in a row where he was in the top 2 or 3 forwards on his team in the playoffs.
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You are not seriously this daft?
Tkachuks deal was not based on one years performance. It was based on him being the teams 2nd leading scorer since joining the club. It is based on his immeasureable intangibles and what is expected going forward.
His QO might be 9, but that has zero bearing on what a longer term contract has to look like.