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Originally Posted by Bingo
I'm all for getting Zary done as I think he pops.
But if you look at the last 50 games of their careers Coronato has popped and that's why he gets the contract in my opinion.
Last 50 games
Zary 11 goals 22 points
Coronato 16 goals 33 points
Last 50 games
Goals/60
Zary 0.83
Coronato 1.05
Pts/60
Zary 1.66
Coronato 2.16
I'm not saying Zary can't achieve those results but Coronato did a 2/3 season pop right at contract time and was likely the better bet.
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How much of that was just injury and opportunity:
Zary played 22 of the Flames final 50 games last year.
5v5 G: 6
5v5 A: 2
5v5 P: 8 (1.72 P/60)
PP G: 0
PP A: 2
PP P: 0 (2.83 P/60)
Coronato played 50 of the Flames final 50 games last year.
5v5 G: 10
5v5 A: 7
5v5 P: 17 (1.52 P/60)
PP G: 4
PP A: 8
PP P: 12 (4.87 P/60)
Personally I think if Zary doesn't get hurt we are probably talking about him getting a bigger contract than Coronato got. The underlying and rate numbers still show Zary as more impactful and a better play driver.
If you can lock him up long term at a rate that's similar or even cheaper than Coronato then it would likely be a good move. As long as you think the injuries were just a bit of a fluke and not some long term issue.