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Originally Posted by The Cobra
Not as bad for sure.
But his contract is buyout proof, so that adds risk.
Sticks around 25-30 goals? His career average per 80 games is 23. His average with Calagry is 18.
He has averages 56 points with Calagry, with a high of 62 last year, when he shots a very career high above 18%.
He's at the age when most players start declining, and he's got 6 years left on that contract.
He was better last year for sure, but he's still quite a bit overpaid and a will likley start decling as he ages.
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I have been thinking about this after the Price trade. I actually think there might be value in, well less negative value, with this contract when the cap goes up over 100M. When it gets to 113M in 27-28 the floor will be 85M. There could be value in his contract after in 28-29 season if the cap continues to rise. After his signing bonus he is paid on July 1st 2028, he is due 11M in real dollars over the last 2 seasons. That could be a contract someone is wiling to take on to get that 10.5M cap hit those last 2 seasons.
With that in mind, you still need to get through 4 season before the above could be considered.