Rookie training camps are opening this weekend across the National Hockey League, but the eyes of the hockey world are fixated on the roughly two dozen unsigned restricted free agents league-wide. The signing of Clayton Keller, set to become an RFA after the 2019-20 season, by the Arizona Coyotes may have raised a few eyebrows.
But there are a few key differences between Flames RFA Matthew Tkachuk and Keller that make his eight year, $7.15 million AAV deal not an ideal comparison.
Comparing first two seasons
So far in his two seasons in the NHL, Keller has 37 goals and 114 points over 167 games.