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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Depends on how honest Matt and his agent are with themselves. How many points do they think they get absent Gaudreau? On say, St. Louis?
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I agree that Gaudreau is better but Johnny also got 115 playing with Lindholm and Tkachuk. How many points does he get if Sutter splits that line up all year?
My point was more that some suggest Johnny isn't worth $11 mil per year on a 8 year deal. IMO he's not worth $11 mil on a 3 year deal and if Johnny gets $11 mil it will impact Tkachuk's contract. 29 year old Tkachuk will be better than 34 year old Johnny IMO so if you want Tkachuk at $9 - $10 mil you can't give Johnny $11 mil and good chance Tkachuk isn't signing for 6 to 8 years at $9 - $10 mil when he is 24. 5 years max so he can get an 8 year deal when he is 29/30.