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Originally Posted by 868904
The numbers thrown around for Landeskog make me wonder why there is so much consternation about Tkachuk’s next contract.
Assuming he wants to stay, $9 million per year for 5 or 6 years is not a bad deal if you are getting the prime years of his career.
It’s certainly better than 7 years x $7 or $8 million per year for Landeskog where the back half of that contract he will be underperforming the contract.
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Because ideally a 24 year old, who should be an RFA, wouldn't get as much money as a 28 year old UFA trying to cash in with the contract of his life. Landeskog has only been paid $5,571,429 AAV since 2014.
Tkachuk has made $7 million on his current deal. He'll then make $9 mill next year, and then he cash in as a 25 year old UFA.
Compare him to someone like Brayden Point, who is much better, yet has only been making $6,750,000, and then will be an RFA.
Again, I'm not blaming Tkachuk. From his perspective, it was genius.