Sharksrule04
Registered User
I would pay Tavares as well, was just using a extreme example of the metrics downfalls. I also agree that all 3 guys are probably overpaid, and the contracts can be really bad if they don't age well. On the other hand, hopefully the cap keeps rising and 8M to a guy in a few years is more like 4-5M now.
I think aren't giving Vlasic enough credit at all. Sure he probably had a down year, but you could argue he was are most important player for the last 5 years (People are going to jump on me and say Burns, probably during our SCF run, but for a solid 5 year stretch). If you let Vlasic walk the entire defense that played pretty well for the most part crumbles. Best case scenario we pick up the "top" FA De Haan and deploy him with Braun ? Vlasic does so much for the other pairs by getting totally screwed on his deployment. And during his good years he thrived shutting down the NHL elites no matter how he was used. Take him off that line with or without adding someone and you have DeMelo facing top lines, Burns starting in the defensive zone, etc. Maybe we would be tanking at that point.
Kane is overpaid. The sharks struggle to score 5v5. Kane is top 15 in the NHL at scoring goals 5v5. The sharks see him filling a huge area of need, simple.
I agree with you regarding Vlasic, even after a slightly down year I'm confident saying there isn't a single player more important to this team than him. An argument could be made for Burns but I believe the Sharks would suffer more from Vlasic going down than any other player in the lineup.