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Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
Interesting.
He had two pretty good seasons as a young offensive player, and then a pretty big year last year. Doesn't do much outside of scoring as he isn't much of a defensive or physical player. Not sure he's worth this much, even though he legitimately has some pretty great offensive skill.
Just for comparison, Sam Reinhart just signed a UFA deal where he makes just a few hundred thousand more, and he's a much, much better defensive player with a long history of his high level of play and a Stanley Cup winning pedigree..
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Raymond is an incredibly intelligent player who was noted for his two-way and defensive player going into his draft year, just because he hasn't developed a defensive game yet (what forward has at 21, Reinhart wasn't) but it's a steal of a deal for a 22 year old foward with such dynamic offensive upside.