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Originally Posted by Monahammer
I think the dollar amount to keep him is immaterial. So what if it's mcDavid money?
The coach keeps identifying that we don't have elite talent. Well, he was wrong. We did have an elite talent. He's proving he's still an elite talent with more point production in a less rigid system. I prefered him in Calgary, but the point stands, this is a superstar talent. If your team drafts that, then money shouldn't get in the way of a contract signing, especially when you're willing to doll out 8x9 contracts to guys over 30 who have purposely cut out a trade to our franchise and never really performed to desired level on his former team(s). Outside of one season where he was sheltered by legit superstars in Mackinnon, Rantanen and Makar.
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So Frolik money out doesn't get you McDavid money in and you are still short a roster player. And you then also don't sign, say Tanev, or Markstrom, or have money to pay Gaudreau what he wants. You can't lock up Rasmus.
He gave Tkachuk $7M per year. At the time Tkachuk had nevver hit PPG, and he didn't for two of the 3 years after that either. On what evidence do you give Tkachuk $15M in 2019?