Because you didn't know what a comparable was.
So dishonest with your arguments.
But I dont blame you. Retoolers are forced in to these situations over and over.
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@racerjoe
Lets do the actual comparison:
Sean Couturier
2011-12 19 PHI NHL 77gp 13g 14a 27p
2012-13 20 PHI NHL 46gp 4g 11a 15p
2013-14 21 PHI NHL 82gp 13g 26a 39p
2014-15 22 PHI NHL 82gp 15g 22a 37p
2015-16 23 PHI NHL 63gp 11g 28a 39p -
2nd in Selke votes
2017-18 25 PHI NHL 82gp
31g 45a 76p
2018-19 26 PHI NHL 80gp
33g 43a 76p -
Selke season
2020-21 28 PHI NHL 45gp 18g 23a 41p
Last 3 seasons before contract: 193 points in 207 games
Bo Horvat
2014-15 19 VAN NHL 68gp 13g 12a 25p
2015-16 20 VAN NHL 82gp 16g 24a 40p
2016-17 21 VAN NHL 81gp 20g 32a 52p
2017-18 22 VAN NHL 64gp 22g 22a 44p
2018-19 23 VAN NHL 82gp 27g 34a 61p
2019-20 24 VAN NHL 69gp 22g 31a 53p
2020-21 25 VAN NHL 56gp 19g 20a 39p
2021-22 26 VAN NHL 70gp
31g 21a 52p Selke-34
Last 3 seasons before contract: 144 points in 195 games
- 1 year between when the contracts are to be signed, but with the flat cap and the very similar ages it shouldn't make a significant difference.
- Last 3 seasons before contract: 0.93 points per game vs 0.73.
- Consistent Selke nominee with 1 win under his belt.
- Two +30 goal and near point per game campaigns vs 1 31 goal no where near point per game season.
One might draw from this comparison that Sean Couturier should earn more money than Bo Horvat.
Now with the cap hit of Couturier's contract being $7,750,000 x 8. We should arrive at the conclusion that, when using Couturier as a comparable, Horvat's cap hit should be more than ~$7,000,000.
If we are to believe Servalli:
The Canucks offered an absurd $5,125,000 x 8 during the summer.