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Originally Posted by heep223
I don't agree that he's replaceable.
I do agree with your last comment though, 4-5 years with an AAV of $6.5M - $7.0M sounds about right to me. I also agree that "if the Flames can't get a deal done that makes sense, the best move is to let him go." If he's asking $10M or something that's obviously too much. But I really doubt he will.
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He's not replaceable however the team did show after his injury that they are not going to turn into the Oilers without him. I would value his leadership very highly alone but you have to be reasonable here as we have seen many young teams that succeeded earlier than scheduled that got a little derailed into thinking they needed to alter their long term plans. We really have no idea what he and his agent is looking for but if they are looking for the same type of contract a top defenseman in his 20's seeks then they are asking for too much. As I said before there has to be some give and take on both sides to get a deal worked out. We know there are a couple of desperate teams out there not concerned about the future that would offer him an outrageous deal but you can't let that affect your team's salary structure and team building.
A few years back Giordano had a pretty underwhelming season where he struggled. I would hate to be around here if in the next few seasons he struggles again especially making +$7 million as a lot of the fans wanting the Flames to open their wallets today would be the first to turn on him.