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Originally Posted by JiriHrdina
Faith probably isn't the right word but something like that.
I don't know that Johnny wants to be here forever. There's some smoke there.
I don't know that the Flames believe that Johnny should be paid truly elite dollars. Questions around road/home splits may cause them to wonder if they know enough about the player to commit a long-term deal where he is amongst the highest paid in the league.
I think the two parties like each other a lot, and are going steady. Not sure if they are ready to get married.
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Gotcha. I think its fair for the Flames to be asking themselves just how good is he? Let's be honest, you can only prove so much in 2 years and the team hasn't been good in that span either. Its entirely possible that more of the "lack of faith" is coming from the Flames.
I could not agree more with the posters that you don't want to overpay any player. But there's also comes a point where you have to examine your BATNA. Best Alternative To a Negotiated Agreement.
Its rare to get fair value when trading a star, so at some point Flames may decide that overpaying is better than the alternative. Now presumably we are nowhere near that point since the bridge deal is still an option. Or maybe they can't agree on that either.
Everything I've read indicates that both sides want "term". That gives me confidence Johnny wants to be here and the issue is just about finding the right price.