Joe said:I get what you?re saying. There?s 2 possible scenarios here I suppose, Kadri is holding out for something very specific and may have painted himself into a corner or GMs aren?t willing to go big or long term with Kadri.
My mini rant is based on the latter scenario.
I love Kadri as much as the next person, but is the latter scenario even that outrageous? Kadri turns 32 years old when the 22/23 season starts, has consistently been a 50-60 point player throughout his career, scored at just a 46-point pace in 20/21 and then at a 100-point pace in 21/22. It seems perfectly reasonable to me that teams would be very wary about going big/long-term with him.
Like you brought up Hyman who was certainly an overpayment and not a contract I'd want on the Leafs, but I don't think a 29-year old Hyman signing for 7 years at $5.5mil is a worse deal than a soon to be 32-year old Kadri signing for 7 years @ $8-9mil. At least you know what you're getting from Hyman.