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Originally Posted by howard_the_duck
For years Chevy was doing the same thing in Winnipeg. Holding on to draft picks and for the most part, drafting really well.
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The super weird thing for the Flames is they have gotten value from all the young guys they signed longterm. A lot came through trades but the general value of the young players they signed longterm is fairly constant.
Hamilton - 6 years 5.75 million - dman who on an 82 game average was about a 55 point man a year dman.
Gaudreau - 6 year deal for 6.75 million - averaged about 90 points per 82 games played
Monahan - 7 year deal 6.375 million - only one that may not have worked out but was derailed by injury. First 4 years was a 30 goal 35 assist man (roughly) over 82 games.
Hanifin - 6 years 4.95 million - has been a fairly consistent 35 point dman who is good defensively
Lindholm - 6 years 4.85 million - a complete steal, great defensively and a 70-80 point man throughout the contract
Rasmus - 6 years 4.55 million - looks like a 50 point dman who is pretty good defensively.
So almost every single time they have tried to lock young guys in longterm the contract works out. But then they add a requisite number of at best average UFA contracts, with a number that have been awful, exception being Tanev who has been great which neuters the ability of those quality longterm young contracts to work.
Guys signed longterm through their 20’s almost always perform at or above their contract value. UFA’s really struggle to perform at their contract level throughout the term of the contract, let alone exceed the value of their contract.