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Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist
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Then we should move him. He has been elite for 2 years where he missed 18 and 21 games (plus playoffs). He will be 32 next year and locking him up at franchise money for 5 years is too risky in my opinion. If he wants $8M+ then I wouldn't go more than 3 years. If he would be agreeable to $7M then I would be okay at 4-5 years.
With a weakening Canadian dollar I am not so sure the cap will continue to increase substantially and Gaudreau, Monahan, Bennett are more important to keep long term and they may all command $8+M on their extensions