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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
The issue isn't about how good Gio was in 2014-15 or how good he will be in 2015-16. The issue is how good he'll be in 2021-22.
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Exactly. You could make a case that Gio is better than guys like Josi, OEL, Hedman, Ekblad, Jones, etc. right now but likely no GM in the league would trade any of these guys for Gio. So yes pay him accordingly to where he fits in the market now but we also have to forecast where he will fit in the market later in his contract. A fair contract now and a bad contract later could do more bad than good for us. Our odds of contending are much greater 3-5+ years from now than in the next 1 or 2 years so I'd rather we plan accordingly based on that.