Bullfrog
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I don't think it's as big a deal as you make it out to be. Do you have a reason to believe his point pace wasn't sustainable?
They're only a month apart in age and signing their deals one year apart; you seem to indicate, strangely, that they were three years different in age at assumed signing date. On Oct.02, 2019 (the NHL start date), Johnsson would have been approx. 1.5 months shy of 25. On Oct.02, 2020 (approx. start date in normal year), Mikheyev would have been approx. a week shy of 26. Do you have a reason to believe that Mikhevey signing his deal a year after Johnsson is significant?
I think Mikheyev's previous KHL experience is equivalent to Johnsson's AHL experience, particularly because I think most agree the KHL is a harder league than the AHL.
Besides, no one's suggesting he'll get $3.4M. I obviously see more in Mikheyev than others, but I honestly don't think he's very far off of Johnsson's value at all.
Mikheyev points in three years prior to contract (KHL/NHL):
106 points in 155 games (0.68 pt/g)
Johnsson points in three years prior to contract (AHL/NHL):
147 points in 211 games (0.70 pt/g)
Last year, they had very similar scoring rates on the same team with nearly the exact same TOI/game; the difference being Johnsson got 2 minutes on the PP per game (resulting in 5 PPP) and Mikheyev got 2 minutes on the PK (which, btw, puts him 2nd on the team for SH TOI/GP for forwards).
They're only a month apart in age and signing their deals one year apart; you seem to indicate, strangely, that they were three years different in age at assumed signing date. On Oct.02, 2019 (the NHL start date), Johnsson would have been approx. 1.5 months shy of 25. On Oct.02, 2020 (approx. start date in normal year), Mikheyev would have been approx. a week shy of 26. Do you have a reason to believe that Mikhevey signing his deal a year after Johnsson is significant?
I think Mikheyev's previous KHL experience is equivalent to Johnsson's AHL experience, particularly because I think most agree the KHL is a harder league than the AHL.
Besides, no one's suggesting he'll get $3.4M. I obviously see more in Mikheyev than others, but I honestly don't think he's very far off of Johnsson's value at all.
Mikheyev points in three years prior to contract (KHL/NHL):
106 points in 155 games (0.68 pt/g)
Johnsson points in three years prior to contract (AHL/NHL):
147 points in 211 games (0.70 pt/g)
Last year, they had very similar scoring rates on the same team with nearly the exact same TOI/game; the difference being Johnsson got 2 minutes on the PP per game (resulting in 5 PPP) and Mikheyev got 2 minutes on the PK (which, btw, puts him 2nd on the team for SH TOI/GP for forwards).