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Originally Posted by Otto-matic
Doesn't make sense for him to ask so much, imo he would maybe have gotten a PTO or a low offer from a team willing to take him on. IIRC he didn't do much on his return to Nashville.
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PTO?
He had 13 points in 17 games with Nashville, while clearly not being motivated. He lead the team in playoff scoring with 6 points in 8 games...but was scratched because of missing curfew.
He's been tearing up the KHL pretty much since it's inception, almost a lock to finish 1st or 2nd.
Certainly 7.5M is excessive asking price, depending on how low he would have actually signed, but it's a lot closer to his real value than PTO. Understandably that he didn't get anywhere close to that given the risk factor and his past.
And just remember, that he was making much more in the KHL before the ruble crashed. Even today he'll probably make more than 7.5M USD when factoring in taxes.