MadGM
Joined: May 2015
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Clayton Keller just signed with Arizona for a cap hit of 7.15 over 8 years, 2 years into the NHL with points of 65 and 47 respectively, 24 PM and -21 last year. Granted on a much worse team than Calgary, these number wilt under Tkachuks:
2018 - 49 points, 61 PM, -1, top 10 in league for drawing penalties etc.
2019 - 77 points, 62 PM, +14, again agitator along with all of this.
The points are close but trending in opposite directions, and overall Tkachuk fills in so much more. There is no way he and his agent go for any long term contract under 8.5 considering Keller and others as comparison thus far. I have to admit that other than a few games and watching a bit of his junior games, I don't know enough about Keller to be totally competent here, but pretty sure you can't argue Tkachuk is much more valuable than Keller. I am trying to not be a homer but the numbers don't lie and he has to sign for more than this, I have to think by at the very least min. 500 G more on a short term, 1 mill more on a long term. Plus 8-9 mill in 5 years is going to be a huge bargain if the salary cap keeps trending up and players salaries follow along. IMO all told. Cheers,
D