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Who would you add/subtract? I can definitely see Tavares making this team in 2-4 years. https://puckprose.com/2020/05/27/nhl-top-10-most-undensirable-contracts/
Does Benn actually deserve to be there? He's a bit expensive I agree but he did play well in the playoffs and his team reached the finals, so he's not completely washed up like a Louie Eriksson or Milan Lucic. Maybe James Neal is more deserving of being on this team...
Does Benn actually deserve to be there? He's a bit expensive I agree but he did play well in the playoffs and his team reached the finals, so he's not completely washed up like a Louie Eriksson or Milan Lucic. Maybe James Neal is more deserving of being on this team...
Fair point, but Benn only had 53 points in a full 82 games in 2018-19, so with 5 more years at 9.5mil, I guess it's a question of whether or not he's on the decline already. Neal could fit here easily, but he makes about 4mil less per year. Their point production in this past season was about the same(Neal's was a little better), but Benn is clearly a more impactful player. I just don't think he's worth 9.5mil at this point. Both could be on this team though, not really a question of one or the other.
Tou could add San Jose's Karlsson and Burns, Islander's Ladd and Boychuk, Chicago's Seabrook and Wings Nielsson.
Absolutely fair, although I didn't use Ladd because I think he's done in the NHL. I almost left Seabrook off for the same reason but apparently he's going to play this year.