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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Im still of the opinion the team should hold these talks until the end of next season. A lot of things can change as the Flames could struggle as could Gio. I see why Gio and his agent would like to discuss contract coming off a career season but that's poor leverage from the Flames point of view and since they have him under contract for the coming season I would rather roll the dice here and see how things play out as the stakes seem too high with the rumoured asking price/term from the Gio camp.
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The thing with dragging it out until the off season is that it creates distractions all season long. Especially when it's your captain. By just putting it off you are losing valuable negotiation time as well. Better to just hash it out before the season starts in my opinion.