This is why the Flames work hard to avoid arbitration - you have to devalue your player and pick apart their faults in order to not get screwed in the deal, and that cannot be having any positive impact on relations between player and team.
Looking at comparable guys, Subban will get at least 7M, maybe closer to 7.5M. He won a Norris, and though his defensive zone game is not as good as Weber/Chara, he is in a prime situation to cash in. If I were Subban, I would want a 1 or 2 year deal, then cash in as the cap goes up. If he gets to UFA, he will be fielding more than 8M per year on a long term deal
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