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Originally Posted by wretched34
So, the bridge deal is $3M AAV, for him to prove himself and earn the big contract, but then in the next breath, they are throwing $5.3M and $5.75M AAV offers at him on long term deals?
I don't get it.
The Blue Jackets are willing to pay him close to $6M/yr, so why not offer him $5+ AAV on a 2 year bridge deal, make him prove himself, but show him you're willing to pay. Rather than basically force him into a long term deal, when he hasn't proven he is worth $5+ consistently.
Seems like they have this negotiating thing backwards in Columbus.
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The first deal is definitely lowballing. Ultimately a deal will probably be hashed out at 4.5-5M but reason why they wouldn't want to go any higher is that would set the negotiating bar in the future for 6M+ deals. Not a terrible problem to have if Johanson continues to to produce/improve.