There are a lot of people here who are following some fallacious logic in that he is a disruptor and gritty player and that he is defined by those descriptors. He makes smart play after smart play, and it's only going to get better. Easily the second smartest player on the Flames next to Gaudreau.
Two years from now Tkachuk at 5.5, if this somehow happens, is one of the best contracts in the league
Then that would make this a very important season for Matt to showcase his full offensive arsenal. Cause, my belief is that for a player, don’t sign long term if you feel that you have more offense to give ( getting to another level from what you have currently showed) otherwise you end up with a jossi contract of $4 million per year for $28 million when over those same 7 years if he did a bridge for $4-$5 million total he would have gotten $6.5-$7 million on the next deal per season so after 7 years he’d likely earns closer to $40 million. So that is at least $10 million left on the table and why everyone says he’s on such a great contract. Great for the team, him not such much but he opted for security which he got.
Matt same thing. If he can be a 65 point or better player, this is the year he’s got to show it to land a bigger contract. He’ll still get paid as Saad signed back in 2015 coming off a 47 and 52 point 2nd and 3rd elc year as a LW and landed $6 million per. So staying at the same low 50 range Matt should still get that $6 million plus the inflation of the salary cap to make it a $6.5 million cap hit.
Was more expected of Saad in CBS? Should he have been a 60 point guy for them rather than back to back 53 point seasons?
I believe you pay guys based on what you expect them to produce. But you need to see evidence that they are capable of hitting those targets.
