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I started out thinking this was a bit of an overpay, but I think it has more to do with this level of player costing this type of price, and just not being used to anyone who isn't more of star player commanding near $6M a year. He has been a consistent 20+ goal scorer and plays center or wing, in a 2-way capacity. I think the price is fair, and the term is reasonable. 2nd line talents are hard to peg down in terms of value. Some of the worst contracts in the league have been to 2nd line players on their 3rd contract. He compares favorably to guys like Hodgson, Filpula, Dubinsky, Neilsen, Bolland, Weiss, Sutter, Anisimov, and Backes. Pavelski and Backlund are the only comparables that really leap out as clearly better players, but I would consider both of those deals a bit of a steal. If my choice was to spend $5.85M on Henrique or $5M on Bozak, I take Henrique all day.