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Originally Posted by powderjunkie
It's really, really tough to predict the bolded. There are normally 4-6 teams at each extreme that you can be sure will be really good or really bad for the next few years. The ~20 teams in the middle aren't necessarily a crapshoot, but things can go pear shaped in a hurry (VGK, NYI, PHI, MTL) or come together faster than expected (FLA, MIN, NYR).
Lots of caveats to each of those examples, but the big thing is how hard it is to get over the hump. Consider how great TBL and COL are and how long it's taken each of them to put it together.
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Some players also value their teammates. I personally don’t think the range is $32 mil as I just don’t see Johnny getting $104 mil over $72 mil. Max he gets is maybe $90 to $95.
Winning the division and playing with Tkachuk and Lindholm seem like Johnny was loving the game this year. I can see him leaving $10 mil on the table to keep it going.