Once a Kings Fan Too
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Just a comparison:
Josh Anderson the last two seasons: 121 games, 36 goals, 56 points.
Jesse Puljujarvi the last two seasons: 120 games, 29 goals, 61 points.
Anderson is 4 years older than Puljujarvi and is due $30.5 million over the balance of his contract; Puljujarvi is unsigned but won't cost 80% of Anderson's cap hit. One can argue that Puljujarvi's stats are inflated by playing with McDavid and Draisaitl, but even so, the difference in value set forth here between Anderson and Puljujarvi is striking. And let's look at some third-liners:
Pierre Engvall last two seasons: 120 games, 22 goals, 47 points
Ondrej Kase last 3 seasons*: 108 games, 21 goals, 51 points
* hobbled by injury