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Just to play devil's advocate, but if Tanev's play holds up then he could be a steal in the last few years of his contract if the cap continues to go up and contracts are inflated.
Just to play devil's advocate, but if Tanev's play holds up then he could be a steal in the last few years of his contract if the cap continues to go up and contracts are inflated.
Have the Pens fallen so low in the eyes of other players that we have to overpay this much for free agents? Guess our window is considered closed after all.
This is this year's Jack Johnson contract. It also feels like this generation's Jeff Finger.
How does a 27 year old with ~200 NHL games to his name and 50'ish points in those games warrant a 6 year deal? And if that dude is being offered six years how come it isn't for like 1.5 a year? So weird.
Yeah, you're right. Take solace in the fact that the most recent bad contract isn't the worse of the two. You guys have had tons of success over the years, so I'm not exactly rooting for you. But these signings just don't seem productive in prolonging the Cup winning years in Pittsburgh.Don't think it is quite as bad as Jack Johnson because Tanev at the least should be a good 4th liner whereas Johnson even on the bottom pairing is a problem (unless you run a 10 minute bottom pairing, which the Pens don't have the top 4 to do). He's also 27 whereas Johnson was 31 when he signed his 5 years.
Perhaps the plan is to have him play on the first or second line. Then that contract would be a bargain