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Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814
Maybe they’ll just be an extremely veteran team that can still win a round with experience and guile and some contributions from younger players.
Jonathan Huberdeau, in my limited viewing, plays an awful lot like a mixture of Alex Tanguay, Sid, and Jagr. He should be relatively a 75-95 point player for the first 5-6 years.
Barring injury, I don’t see a world where he’s not at least a 50 point powerplay wizard for the life of his deal. If he’s injured, that’s what LTIRetirement is for.
Same goes for Kadri - good-skating centres age better. Look at the Bruins. Look at most quality centres. They play for a long time. They think the game better, and they can adjust to declines in physical ability.
Which is something that doesn’t happen nearly as precipitously as some people act. A segment of the fan base thinks Backlund is has been on the decline for 7 years when in fact he’s been the exact same player. And he’ll probably be the exact same player this year and next.
Weegar at 8 years would expire when he’s 37.
It’s strange when 1st pair D don’t play that late in their careers.
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No question in my mind if Huberdeau's contract kicked in now he's worth $10.5 mil in a $82.5 mil cap world. That is 12.73% of the cap. Apply that to future cap and he's looking very good for years.
23/24 - $83.5 * 12.73% - $10.63 mil 30 years old
24/25 - $88 * 12.73%- $11.2 mil 31 years old
25/26 - $92 * 12.73% - $11.71 32 years old
The cap beyond 25/26 will be interesting but Huberdeau will be under paid for the next 4 years.
If Kadri can prove that with an increased opportunity that last year was not a one off then he is currently under paid as well.
Weegar gets $7 mil or less he is under paid as well.