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Originally Posted by Sylvanfan
I see a lot of people willing to pay him a lot for 2 years. I'm not going over 2AAV for 2 years. I'd go to 2.5 for 3 or 3.25 for 4.
Salary of 1.75/2.25/3.5/5.5. To me that's showing a pretty strong commitment to the player. Its very close to what Galchenyuk has received from Montreal considering that this first season is more like the third year of an entry level deal.
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It has nothing to do with what fans are willing to pay, it's what he's negotiating for and what he'll likely get. If I'm going by what he's produced and shown, I'm not willing to go over $2/2 as a fan either, but I highly doubt he'll come in at that.
I have no insider info, but I strongly believe the fundamental difference we'll end up seeing between reality and fan perception is two things;
1. We think the stalemate is between two years on Bennett's side and three years on the Flames side, where as the actual stalemate will end up being between one year and two years and the AAV being negotiated will be higher than what fans think two years is worth.
2. That draft pedigree and potential don't mean anything in an RFA contract negotiation. It does.