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Originally Posted by transplant99
In reality other teams than the Isles can go more than 8 years as Friedman speculated yesterday.
His example was sign Tavares to a 1 year max contract at 15 million, then because he would be property of that team, they could then extend him after Jan. 1 to an 8 year deal. Giving them 9 years in total.
The only team i see willing to go that route would be the Leafs....if it happens at all.
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They would have to wait until after the trade deadline to do that. The CBA specifies that players can only sign an 8-year extension if they've been with their team since the most recent trade deadline. A 7-year (or shorter) extension could be signed after January 1.