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Originally Posted by Major Major
criticism for the bridge deal, no. But a realization that if you set the precedent for paying a player what he's worth, then you need to pay the player what he's worth. The fact this is going to arb is a huge botch. under the current cap climate, subban is worth 9m/8. Why you'd risk losing this guy for nothing is beyond me.
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I think that's precisely it right there. It IS beyond us, looking in from the outside, which leads me to believe that the Subban camp is making this a very difficult negotiation for the Canadiens. We don't know, but if they're floating astronomical figures then that would help to explain why Montreal is taking this route.
Is Subban worth $7 m? Yes.
Is he worth $8.5 m? Maybe.
Is he worth +$10.0 m.? No.