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Originally Posted by transplant99
In what universe is Cozens a comparable to Coronato? Cuz they are both 1st round picks?
When Cozens signed his deal, he was a 21 year old who had played 200 NHL contests and averaged .6 pts a game or 48 pts a season.
Coronato is already older than Cozens was at that point and has played 68 games at a pace that averages out at 34 pts a season.
Not to mention the respective positions they play.
Coronato has a long long way to go to be even thought of in a 7M a year way.
Also, even if Cozens tops out at a 50 point guy (there is still a ton of room to get better there IMO) that is not a 3rd line player. 60 C's hit that mark or better last year....less than 2 per team. So how is that "3rd line" production?
Also also....you think the Avs just decided to sign Blackwood on the 4 games he had played for them??
Or maybe, just maybe, they have been scouting him and watching him for a few years now and THAT is what swayed them to trade and sign him to some term?
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Coronato is at 47 point pace this year. Gunther signed 7.2M after a year at a 63 point pace 8% of the cap.
So if we give Coronato 7% of a 93M cap that’s 6.5M a year. We likely we want him signed up for the full 8 years. You think 500k a year is enough to buy up some UFA years ?
Or do you think they want to play that bridge game again ? Potentially costing us more or even the player.
I feel like Conory watched carefully all the massive gaffes Treliving made and doing it differently. 20M cap space. Trading away pending UFA. Stocking up on draft capital and not trading it away for bums. Singing very short deals for any UFA.
Like I said he won’t just splurge on the RFA players but I don’t think he’s going to penny pinch either.
We also have Zary as well and Wolf. Everyone is praising them and rightfully so for having the team being in the spot they are, so we will have to pay them. 2nd line talent isn’t going to be 3-4M like before.
Cozens is settling in nicely as a 40 point player right now that is a 3rd liner. Add in he stinks defensively, isn’t good at faceoffs, he’s not a guy you target with much assets.