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Originally Posted by Wild GM
He likely gets all those things in other markets that he prefers.
Shatt is going to get big coin and sign a contract that probably the team that gets him will regret in the next few years.
But he is the big name and does enough things well that someone is going to overpay to get him.
This was a reported deal that he rejected from the bolts:
According to a report by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch‘s Jeremy Rutherford, the Blues had a deal in place six weeks ago to send Shattenkirk to a team that was offering a long-term contract: seven years and $42 million. The problem? Shattenkirk reportedly turned the deal down.
Longer-term, lower cap hit than Gio's deal
But again he rejected that.
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I agree Calgary isn't probably his top choice. But then again, not all teams need him. The Rangers are the most likely.
It's true that he rejected a lower offer. But then, so did Russell and Glencross, to use more extreme examples. He might be in for a surprise come July.
Since I agree you can't count on Shattenkirk, the question is - if you traded Gio (which I would consider given his age) for Ovie, who wins that straight up, and who has a harder time filling the hole?