This blog post is being written on an impulse. I just heard that the Oilers resigned Nugent-Hopkins for seven years and $42 million. My question is why? I like that they locked him up long term, but the number concerns me a bit.
He has yet to play a full season in the NHL and appears to have a suspect shoulder. He could be a player deserving of that kind of money, but we haven't seen enough of him to know if he is yet. Sure his numbers are nice, 76 points in 102 games, but in only two seasons. He probably is a point per game player if he's healthy. But they had another season yet.
They had another season to see what he has and I think this season will be where we see what Nugent-Hopkins is, we've seen glimpses and he's put up good numbers, but why not wait out this season or part of this season to see what his numbers look like.
Plus this is the second time he's had problems with the shoulder. He isn't worth $6 mil per year if he's missing a month every season. I think the Oilers should've waited until he was healthy, then see how he's playing this year then base a contract off of that and his play from the last two seasons. Six million per year for someone who might be injury prone, but probably is a point per game guy is a bit risky for me. Had they waited they could've seen if he for sure was a point per game guy or close to it, but for some reason they felt they had to risk it. Well, hopefully it works out, we'll see.
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