The trick with Johnny is the term. If the Flames want to buy UFA years they can get a max of 3 but a 5 or 6 year deal gets them 0-1 year so why go with a huge number. Rather pay him a bigger number over 4 years so he remains RFA than get only one UFA year at 6 years. If Johnny wants the big cap hit then the option of 8 years is the way to go.
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