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Originally Posted by gvitaly
Regarding Gaudreau when I take the production in a bubble it does light a red light in my head. However, when I consider that he was playing with much better line mates(Monahan, Ritchie), and a new coach that rounded his game and made his game more mature it doesn’t really fit that narrative. In addition he showed the ability to score 99 points in a previous season. For me he has proven beyond all doubt that he was the driving force behind Gaudreau-Monahan all along. I’m personally more worried about paying Tkachuk as a 100 point guy.
Kadri largely seemed to be in the same situation, on the same team, with the same line mates, for the same coach.
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Sure, I agree, his previous 2 seasons seem to be the outlier, though I would bet there’s a good chance he doesn’t manage 110 points again as well. It’s a fact though, that in any negotiation, his 3 year average will be discussed, not just his latest season.