Nazem Kadri not doing the Vancouver Canucks any favours with his contract in Calgary
With Nazem Kadri finally signing this past week with the Calgary Flames for $7M per year over seven years, the standard has been set, which is great news for the J.T Miller camp, as they look to negotiate his next contract with the Canucks.
Per Rick Dhaliwal, Miller will likely get a Kadri type pay bump on his next contract. It's easy to compare these players, both play a strong style of hockey and have shown they can produce big numbers. The unfortunate part for the Canucks is that Miller is two and a half years younger than Kadri and produced at a higher rate this season. He also has a much stronger track record as far as scoring is concerned.
Miller, 29, had a strong showing this year, posting career highs across the board with 32 goals and 67 assists for 99 points in 80 games. Kadri, almost 32, also had a career year, posting 28 goals contributing a career high 59 assists for a total of 87 points, another career high, in just 71 games played.
Miller's absolute FLOOR is now $7M, but we could definitely see the former first round pick land a deal in excess of $8M per season. If the Canucks sit on this and delay any longer, Miller could play his way out of Vancouver this season, forcing a trade at the deadline.
| POLL | ||
AOUT 21 | 249 ANSWERS Nazem Kadri not doing the Vancouver Canucks any favours with his contract in Calgary Who is worth more - Nazem Kadri or J.T. Miller? | ||
| Kadri | 54 | 21.7 % |
| Miller | 93 | 37.3 % |
| They're both great | 45 | 18.1 % |
| Neither is worth that kind of money | 57 | 22.9 % |
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