biggest difference between Minnesota and New York right now is all the Minnesota players are proactive, even if it makes them look like puck chasing children sometimes. Fast just blanked out.zucc almost scored because Fast decided to stand there and watch a puck go by him.
They can value him all they want until Henrik inevitably doesn’t waive his NMC/retires and then have to trade him for peanutsHowever from all reports it seems the front office values him more than I do so they probably look at it differently.
GMs are getting smarter. Also, in a salary cap world, younger players who can produce on ELCs (or are cost-controlled) are becoming more and more valuable.