The Bruins are in the same situation with a 26-year-old of their own, as David Pastrnak is also due for an extension after this season. Hintz signed for $8.45 million, which is right around the area where Pasta was initially, but this may push it back up to $80 to $100 million over eight years.
Pasta has registered 254 goals and 282 assists in 531 career games. He's currently scoring at a 1.01 points-per-game pace after nine NHL seasons. While Hintz has 88 goals and 106 assists in 261 games, which is 0.74.
Pastrnak is the better player, who also has much more experience for only being drafted one year before. But both forwards are enjoying good starts to the 2022-23 season. Pasta is tied for fifth with 32 points (14G,18A), and Hintz is 11th with 24 (8G,16A).
Boston's knack for signing stars at ''hometown discounts'' should never be overlooked, even in a situation like this. However, Pastrnak is proving that he deserves to be paid a lot, $11 million by 8 years, perhaps?
