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Originally Posted by sureLoss
Uh oh... this will piss some people off but Eklund says Johnny was asking for 8 years @ 7.25 mil AAV.
Keep in mind its Eklund.
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Originally Posted by FlamesNation23
Super dissapointing if true. 500k more per year for 2 more years is well worth it.
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Johnny got $40.5M over six years. If he got $58M over 8 years, it means that years seven and eight on and eight year deal would be worth $8.75M per year, compared to the contract he signed. I'm excited he's signed, and if both parties want to spend $8.75M per year in six years, I'm sure they will. If Johnny isn't worth it at that time, the Flames aren't having to take a crippling cap hit. If he puts up huge numbers, they'll have no problem paying him that type of money at that point.
This is a great deal, in my opinion.