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Originally Posted by NegativeSpace
I would be surprised if the Flames disagreed with you. The more probable scenario in my opinion is that Zary wants shorter term for the same dollar figure. The question is what is the highest you would go for the Flames on AAV on a 6 to 7 year contract? Similarly, what is the highest you would go for the Flames on AAV for a 2 to 3 year contract if Zary won't sign for longer?
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Personally I think $5.5-$6.0M but if I had to go as rich as Coronato's deal I'd be comfortable with that.
I try not to look at arbitrary 82 game seasons as some type of indicator of performance because I think that's how teams make bad long term decisions. They can over pay because of a good arbitrary 82 game sample, and then panic too soon because of a bad 82 game sample.
If I look at the last two seasons:
Coronato: 27 goals and 56 points in 111 NHL games (0.51 P/GP) / 44 points in 43 career AHL games
Zary: 27 goals and 61 points in 117 NHL games (0.52 P/GP) / 100 points in 140 career AHL games
My personal feeling is if you thought that Coronato was a great signing for $6.5M long term then there should be no issue with Zary getting the same $6-$6.5M range. And if the injury issues let you get it done in the $5.5-$6.0 range then that's even better.