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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Top 5 is a tiny stretch: McDavid, Matthews, Makar, Mackinnon, Kucherov, for starters, are better. And you can make a case for a few more.
But I think the counterpoint is you can avoid the crushing contracts he and Tkachuk are going to impose and rebuild through a tank if you are prepared for the 3 years of poor results.
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This was also his performance in a contract year. Will he be this good again? Who knows? It was a standout year for him. Not as dramatic as Kadri's outlier year, but a substantial outlier nonetheless. He could be back below a PPG and have a negative +/- again next year, and be that way for the next 8 years while getting paid $11M and having a weaker roster around him because his contract is sucking up the cap money.