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Old 07-30-2014, 09:45 AM   #149
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Originally Posted by Enoch Root View Post
I don't get the Hab's position on this. They have already had one volatile negotiation with PK. This makes two. And even if they get what they want (something in the 5s for one year), they simply go through it again next year. And there will only be even more big contracts doled out by then.

Why do they keep agitating their best player?
My guess is that Subban's number on a long-term deal that foregoes at least a couple years of UFA availability must be truly astronomical.
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Sooner or later he will get his big contract or be gone. And when he does, they will be no better off than had they given him a fair longer term contract last time or this time.

They are fighting a battle they are going to lose, IMO. And the only thing they accomplish is to piss off their best player.
I'm sure you're right, but from the Habs perspective, if what I suggested above is true, then they are rightly frustrated by the fact that they have no power in this negotiation. If Subban is asking for $9.0 m on a long-term deal, do you believe that the Canadiens should just concede and sign?
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