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Originally Posted by Trxjw
I don't think Avery is worth more than 2.8 per. He's great for about 1/3rd of the games each season, the rest he's either injured or invisible. Then of course he likes to disappear in the 2nd round of the playoffs.
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I don't even think he's worth that much, but that's a number I think the team could live with.
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Originally Posted by True Blue
...look at the record of the Rangers with him as opposed to without him. How can you even dispute it?
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It has less to do with Avery and more to do with a non-functional set of forward lines. The fact that he is the make or break forward really illustrates the failures of those around him. If Jagr played all season the way he in the playoffs, or Shanny didn't have one foot into retirement, or Straka could just put one out of 25 quality scoring chances on net, Avery wouldn't be a first liner on this team. He'd be what he really is, a very effective and flexible role player, and would be compensated as such.