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Originally Posted by Aarongavey
You can make a pretty strong argument that Johnny at the time of contract negotiations is a better player than any of those players were when they negotiated their contracts. Certainly none of them have ever had a year like Johnny had this year.
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Who looks at one year in a contract negotiation? And Kucherov was better when he negotiated his. Arguably so was Barkov. Stone was in a better bargaining position strategically because Vegas couldn't make their trade without the deal. He named his price.