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Originally Posted by calgaryblood
He doesn't just spend time here while he plays. He comes to Calgary often when he's not in school. And this is his second year in the NHL and Calgary, so kind of hard to tell what his future plans are for where he will live in the off season.
You don't think when he buys a home here it will be a big deal? Or a car? Or pretty much everything else? Even if he chooses to live somewhere else in the off season that's still 8 months he is in Canada so yes it's a big deal.
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That's a double edged sword. If you're talking strictly economics, he is better off playing in the city he wants to live in year round.
Which I guess is kind of the crux of the issue. How many American players sign 7 or 8 year deals to play in Canada? Particularly a player who didn't play junior hockey here either.
Im starting to think its not a bad sign this is taking a while as it should indicate they are working on a long term deal. If Johnny's camp had no interest in a LT deal you'd think it would be settled by now. The longer the deal, the more complex in this case.