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Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814
Just look out east; PK signed a bridge deal, and two years later he got $72 million. He wanted $49 originally. Now, factoring in his bridge contract, he gets closer to $76.
Look at it from the other teams' perspective though. At what point does CBJ go 'here, have him'? It's probably an offer north of 7M a year.
If you're a rival GM, do you want to give up 4 1st round picks for Ryan Johansen? Even if he becomes the player you hope he is, four years without a 1st is devastating in a cap world.
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I dunno. Do you give up Jankowski, Baertschi, Poirier and Klimchuk for Johansen? I might, depending on what my team was like. I don't think the Flames should given prospect depth is basically the only thing we have going on right now, but a 35-35-70 big center at his age is a tough asset to come by.
If you're a team looking to pick in the 20-30 range for the next four years I think you take a long look at it. Especially given that, if you're the GM, by the time the lack of first rounders may actually bite you in the ass, you've probably moved on to another team.