Unless they move Seabrook that may not be true at all
- Sharp age , performance , cap hit + NTC will potentially hurts his value
- Bickell wont get anything close to a 1st
- Steeger wont get anything close to a 1st
And I clearly did give Vermette credit for improved play since benching. With that said his overall underwhelming body of work as a Hawk does not impress
Lmao I clearly wasn't talking about Bickell and Versteeg. I can't believe you even posted that. And I posted this about Sharp in another thread that you chose to ignore.
"Sharp's age would be a lot more relevant if he had a lot longer than two years left on his deal. He'll be 35 when his contract runs out. It's not the end of the world, and plenty of players are still capable of playing at that age. People act like 35 is 40 now.
Sharp had a down year, but he also had an unsustainably low shooting percentage and an awful cold streak, where he had like 1 point in 15 games. I'm pretty confident he'll have a much better year next season if he stays healthy. He's still capable of putting up 30 goals and 60+ points. He put up 78 just a season ago.
I'm not worried about his NTC because there will be plenty of teams interested, and some desirable places like Montreal, Washington, Pittsburgh, Florida, etc. It also helps that there won't be many free agents on Sharp's level, if any at all.
You're insane if you think he can't return a 1st or great prospect/young player on a cheap contract, and I will even make a bet if you'd like to."