The All-Bargain Team
May 12, 2014; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; Montreal Canadiens left wing
Max Pacioretty(67) skates with the puck against Boston Bruins left wing
Loui Eriksson(21) during the third period in the game six of the second round of the 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Bell Centre. Mandatory Credit: Jean-Yves Ahern-USA TODAY Sports
Max Pacioretty
“Patches” just missed hitting the 40-goal plateau this past season where he potted 39 in 73 games. Fortunately for him at only 25 years old, he’ll have plenty of more chances to eclipse the mark. He carries a $4,500,000 cap hit through the 2018/19 season which puts him in the same financial ballpark as Alex Burrows and Cody Hodgson. Of course if you gave any sane person the choice between the three they’d look at you like you had five heads since it’s such a ridiculous question.
He’s already put together a couple of 30+ goals, 60+ point seasons. On the open market where David Clarkson is receiving over $5 million a season to be pretty awful, Pacioretty is easily a $6 million player. But for now we’ll happily add him to our wing on the All-Bargain Team.