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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Letang's contract is very much an outlier. Most players, even good ones, don't get to 35. And when they do, they sign for <$3M or so. There's no one likely giving out a 5 year deal to Gaudreau at age 35. And if he's one of those exceptions, then he's just as likely to get a similar deal after only one more year of 10.5.
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I'd bet on Gaudreau being better than the vast majority of 35 year old players when he's 35. If I'd make the bet, it seems reasonable to think he would too.
And, $3M now for the average signing 35 yr old could easily be $4M in 8 years with how the cap will go. Then another $1M cause he's better than the average 35/36 year old peer? I think absolutely he can get a Letang type deal 8 years from now. I bet they become more common too, between now and then.