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Originally Posted by Fire of the Phoenix
...If Montreal wanted, they could have signed Subban to a similar deal when they had the chance. Probably could have got him for 5-5.5m on a long term deal but they wanted to sign him to a 'show me' contract. Show them he did, now it's time to pay up. Really, the main difference is St. Louis and LA have better management, but it doesn't change Subban's market value now, which is $8-9m.
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On an open market, Subban's value is most definitely in the $8.0–9.0 m. range. But the market is NOT open, and that in itself WILL affect what he can expect to earn. Hence why I have suggested that something between $7.0-8.0 is probably a good number for both sides on a long-term deal.