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Originally Posted by Oil Stain
Well I figured $5.5 would be the absolutely floor of what RNH would get paid, so when he came in at $5.125 that was a pleasant surprise.
The list of scoring centers available this year in free agency is a short and underwhelming one..(I cherry picked guys that put up 20+ points last season).
1. David Krejci
2. Alexander Wennberg
3. Paul Stastny
4. Mikael Granlund
5. Nick Bonino
6. Phillip Danault
7. Erik Haula
8. Joe Thornton
9. Travis Zajac
About half the guys there are on the wrong side of 35 years old. I think Granlund and Danault are the only real comparables. It will be interesting to see what they fetch in term and salary.
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People have already pegged Danault at maybe $4.5 at best, though he’s certainly not a scoring centre. And is RNH really a scoring centre himself these days, or has he become a winger? Your list also is missing some guys who play both positions like Reinhart, Haula, Johansson, Martinook, Gagner, etc.
The question though is not who else is available. It’s how much is RNH worth?