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Originally Posted by bubbsy
curious when this negotiations started this offseason. As an RFA, there are only a few levers i would imagine ($, salary vs bonus, term, no trade/movement clause, anything else??).
Given the limited number of parameters to negotiate on, curious how far apart they are now, and why it's taking so long given the limited alternatives to getting a deal done.
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Agreed. It can't be all that far apart in terms of $$$. This has to be about term.
I get they are relative, term and $$.
That said, if Johnny is looking to only have a deal that brings him to UFA... He's gonna get less money.. But control his future there after.
If he is willing to go the full 8 years, in 4 years the $$ being dished out by that time to players of his caliber is around $9m/... (Hypothetical)
Perhaps he wants those $$$ now and throughout his entire deal to account for inflation of salaries down the road.
Perhaps Brad and Co. Only want to pay market value now, but have the current market value extend for 8 years. That is not realistic in my opinion.
I would love to see the Flames work a deal that goes
6.75
6.75
6.75
7.75
7.75
7.75
9
9
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$63m with a AAv of $7.68m
However another point of contention could be that a few million off each year is bonus driven, where Johnny may not want any of those $$$ dependant on bonuses such as games played/yr? In case he does take that brutal hit that many are expecting to happen one day... And management wants to hedge their bets?
To me, this seems like the sticking point. And if so, how does management and agent work towards a middle ground?
there isn't much of a middle ground from my view.