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Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814
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?
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That (7Mish per year) would be two 1st, one 2nd, one 3rd round draft pick. If you further adjust it down to just the 6.5 he's asking for (and the Jackets are seemingly unwilling to pay) the compensation becomes a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd.
If that's the case (that the Jackets would match any offer up to north of 7M) then their (CBJ) current posture is silly. If they're willing to pay him north of 7M per on an offer sheet then they should be willing to pay more then 3M on a SPC.
I think if I were a contending team that had the cap space (and all my own draft picks for rounds 1-3) I'd throw him an offer sheet. He's probably better then whoever I'd draft at those lower slots. Of course You'll have a hard time finding a contending team with both all their own draft picks and the cap space.