Rejoint: mai 2019
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Why would Barzal sign for 8 million in 2020? You just gave Duchene almost 10. Look at RFA contracts, specifically for young highly productive centres. If I was him I would not take a cent less then Jack Eichel did, and that's going to put a major squeeze on your cap (especially with Ladd and Boychuk still there). Assuming he will do you a favour with his contract is a big mistake IMO.
I think the Islanders need to very careful about dolling out major cash this year, with two big RFA signings coming up next year and multiple terrible contracts for veterans. I also think it's a mistake to assume you'll be as good next year as you were this year, when teams have a year to figure out what they're doing. This is a critical offseason for them to reshape their team, but throwing 65 million at Duchene I don't think benefits them long term.