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Originally Posted by DeluxeMoustache
So to the folks who are saying this won’t age well, or are saying he may not live up to the AAV… you do know that 4.4 is not a huge salary and so not really a huge risk for Florida, yes?
Florida is not banking on him sustaining a 1.5 point per game pace, or even expecting 1 point per game, at that dollar figure.
Using the rough guideline of 100K / point, that is what a 45 point guy gets. He obviously didn’t hit 45 points in Calgary with his utilization, but with Florida utilization, he took a significant step up in production
A couple of data points to frame what players approaching point per game, and what 4.4 million gets
- Matthew Tkachuk has not hit a point per game yet and the Flames are committed to qualifying him at 9 million dollars
- Calgary signed Brouwer in 2016 for 4x4.5. That was for a 40ish point guy.
I think Sam is more likely to give good value for the dollar than end up being a regrettable signing for Florida
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In addition to not getting points in Calgary, Bennett could do nothing else right. He was such a popular topic here because almost everyone believed he
could do it, he just never did. The Panthers think he'll finally get it, and there are some signs now that show he will.
I submit that he'd never become that player in Calgary, for whatever reason.
Tkachuk does a lot of things well, and even Brouwer brought some leadership and grit.