With Nathan MacKinnon and Mark Scheifele putting pen to paper on long-term extensions with their respective teams a market has been set for Sean Monahan's next deal.
With MacKinnon/Scheifele deals, add in Barkov, you have a Monahan market. Counting numbers compared below. #Flames pic.twitter.com/evhtwfydJB
— Pat Steinberg (@Fan960Steinberg) July 8, 2016
MacKinnon, just 20, has averaged more points per game than Monahan throughout his young career and is making a very reasonable $6.3 million per. That's probably a bargain given his ceiling but I can't see Monahan getting any more than that.
Scheifele, 23, has averaged a little less in the points per game department but is coming off an almost identical season to Monahan (two more goals, two less points) and signed for $6.15M per.
These contracts probably don't help Monahan's case in negotiations. There was talk of him getting a matching contract with Johnny Gaudreau, who will likely command more, but that's surely out the window now that close comparables have signed for, give or take, ~6 million per season.
When all is said and done expect Monahan's contract to be in the same range as MacKinnon and Schefiele.
I'm guessing he'll get a hair more than $6 million but less than MacKinnon. We'll find out soon if that's the case.
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