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I think you are forgetting that Desharnais has arbitration rights and he's a UFA in the summer of 2014. He'll easily be a 4 M player in 2013-14 if he posts something similar to his 0.74 PPG of 2011-12. Maybe even 4.5 M. And on a long-term deal, he'll be in position to ask 5M+. Look at the hilarious contract Grabovski signed last winter.
Which is why the Habs absolutely need to evaluate what he can do with some other wingers to see if he's this good or a product of Pacioretty and Cole. And also why I fully expect a trade of Plekanec or Desharnais within the next 12-18 months, you can't have 2 C's making that type of $ when neither is a #1 C and you have a stud center prospect who'll be ready at some point.
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