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Originally Posted by EldrickOnIce
What are you offering Monahan and Gadreau then, when the time comes?
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It depends on the length of their deals. I doubt Treliving will want them to be UFAs after their next contract so it's either super long 6-8 year deals that buy UFA years and likely have cap hits that start with a 6 or 7 or they sign reasonable bridge deals at around $4.5m.
Some people won't like the idea of bridge deals after watching the Subban saga unfold but I think it's more likely than Treliving giving them mega deals next summer given his apparent conservative approach. However, there is a good chance they become $8m-9m players after a bridge deal but it will also secure their rights to the maximum level of time potentially if they are bridged for 2-3 years then signed to 8 year deals. It'll be interesting to see how Treliving manages this, I bet we find out in early 2016.