I think all the talk about guys like Roman Josi being comparables and getting term is pretty much irrelevant. I think "term" can really only be used to adjust the dollars and not be used as a sole sticking point in contract negotiations unless it's about when the contract ends (e.g. whether contract ends a year before a player can become a UFA). The way the CBA is set up, RFAs are allowed to make fair money (through arbitration) but have no choice when it comes to term. For RFAs without arbitration rights, they can always accept the qualifying offer until you obtain those arbitration rights.
If Josi can be used as a comparable, what Brodie's agent can do is argue that Josi left money on the table in exchange for term and so Brodie should be paid at least the $2.5M-$3M Josi will make the next two years. On the other hand, Feaster can argue that Nashville bought some UFA years and so Josi's salary for his RFA years are inflated.
With that said, we really don't know what's holding things up and I'm not concerned yet. There are some notable RFAs who should be no brainer signings who haven't signed yet. Maybe Brodie wants term and Feaster is unwilling to give it to him or maybe Brodie wants a one year contract for fair money and Feaster is only offering him a 2-3 year contract because he wants to lock up Brodie to a cheap contract for the next 2-3 years. I am not going to assume that Brodie is only interested in a long term contract because I think that's pretty stupid. It's always about a balance between term and money.
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