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Originally Posted by bluejays
The problem is the gamble. Odds are he'll be better than last year but how much better to be stuck with that contract? Almost certainly he won't be his Colorado good. I wouldn't want to wait until next season to deal him simply because there may be an opportunity here when there's a question of last season being an anomaly. The truth is he's not a franchise player and never should have got that term. As much of a pain he is he'll never live up to the contract he signed. If anything, last year was the warning shot.
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I am not too worried about Kadri. At the end of the season, his point totals were exactly where anyone should expect them to be. His poor performance near the end of the season is fresh on everyone's mind, but for parts of the season, he was one of the better players. His production was fine and pretty much in line for a player that signed as a UFA and compared to his career norms. He has to tighten up the rest of his game, but I think those things are easier to rebound back from.
For league comparison, he was 88th in league scoring among forwards and is the 61st highest paid forward. The gap is less meaningful though when you consider dozens of players ahead of him in scoring have not reached UFA status yet.