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Originally Posted by Bourque's Twin
If it's 4 years, Gio is getting $8 million.
5 years, $7.5 million.
6 years, less than $7 million.
I think that's fair.
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Sounds about right... structure it like O'Reilly's deal (paid out principally in signing bonuses), if it's a 5/6 year deal give him the NMC he'll be looking for except on the last year (so that in the event that age catches up with him we can trade him July 2 of that year to a team that is cap rich but cash poor).
Everybody wins... Gio get's paid a lot of money, much of it escrow protected, the team has some small insurance against age related decline, all at a managable cap level.