[CaptainYooh]

I always question the validity of these rumours. How the heck can anyone know the true "ask" (I hate the use of this word as a noun too) other than a player, an agent and a GM? Them three are all supposedly doing the negotiation in strict confidence. There is a certain level of professional trust involved. GM would not leak it, it's not in his favour. That leaves an agent and/or a player. A player would not leak it to the media, it's unprofessional. That leaves an agent. Why would an agent purposely leak this information to the media? Say, they want to anchor the negotiations at a higher number to get to a lower target number by the end of the negotiations, which is perfectly fine. Leaking it does not advance their position one bit. If the GM says "sorry, no deal", they (player/agent combo) would totally lose credibility of their initial position in the next round of negotiations with another team.

I think Giordano will get around $7M/yr in Calgary for no more than a 4-year term.