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Originally Posted by JiriHrdina
Because it is an NHL contract. I don't know of any situation where negotiations have been based on how players have done at the World Championships or Olympics. If you can cite examples then I guess it could be possible. But his contract is to play in the NHL, thus what is relevant is NHL performance.
Plus the sample size is far too small.
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I understand where you are coming from. Agreed most negotiations are based on compatibles etc.... and I highly doubt a tournament like this has ever been used before to drive a contract. But to suggest something can't happen because it hasn't happened in the past is a bit strange. These long term deals these young players are signing now are relatively new. This tournament hasn't been held in 12 years and we've never seen a tournament like this give the U23 players this sort of chance before on a mass scale, let alone one in the middle of a contract negotiation.
We'd be foolish to suggest that whatever is still being negotiated on by BT and JG's agent has nothing to do with the projection of just how good Johnny's going to be, in fact that will be the entire basis of JGs camps demands. This tournament COULD give a lot of ammo to JGs camp to suggest JG is already one of the best.
This is a pretty unique situation that hasn't really come up before, so to say no chance because there is no precedence seems silly. If I'm BT and JG lights it, sure I'm going to say not relevant. But I assure JGs camp will say it is, as as long as they think it is, then it's already having a factor. And honestly, let's just say JG is MVP of thus tourney which ends up being balls to the wall hockey and NA wins......you don't think that puts some thoughts into BTs head or would have no impact on making him a little more comfortable shelling out more dough......I can't see how it wouldn't.