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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
Eichel's value is at least 50% hype because he was considered a phenom that only went #2 overall because he was overshadowed by McDavid. There seems to be a lot of resistance to the idea that he did not turn out to be a generational player. He is a VERY good center, like top 10 in the league probably, but he is not a close 2nd to McDavid no matter how much people want him to be.
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Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald
Wait. You're hoping that we get back an 80% Jack Eichel? Do we get a discount on his salary that is reflective in a 20% drop in performance and efficacy? Because an 80% Jack Eichel is NOT worth $10M a season. This whole Eichel thing just continues to get worse and worse. Dump a massive number of assets this team can't afford to lose, risk that the guy may never play again because of the surgery he needs, and then stare down a 20% decrease in performance if he recovers? Hard no.
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I said 80%+. Crosby exceeded his previous 100% (obviously not something to bank on)...his worst injury years were age 23-25.
Bure scored 51, 58, and 59 after knee and neck injuries.
Eichel at 85% might still be our best C since Joe if not Gilmour.
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Originally Posted by Monahammer
Just offhand, but IIRC Eriksson was a frequently desired trade target around here prior to being moved for Seguin. This was a player with a good amount of value and seemed consistent. Almost like Filip Forsberg? Easy to look back and say the trade was lopsided, but at the time it was not as such.
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In BOS he had bad year, okay year, then very good year to land his big contract.
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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Stars? I dunno. Bossy was 29. So was Rick Martin. Deadmarsh was a potential star. Lots of midrange players though - like Ferland (maybe).
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It's kinda my point...25 year olds recover better than 29+ year olds. Even Deadmarsh had a resurgent 01-02 season where he scored 29-62 in 76gp and played for the US at Olympics.
Past injuries will accelerate father time, but we'd be acquiring him for age 24-28.