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Originally Posted by TheScorpion
This thread isn't about Valimaki or Stone, but I'll say that I would have been fine dealing Valimaki for a Stone signed at closer to $8. Bumping that up to $9.5 is a critical distinction and it completely changed my perspective on the trade. I personally thought the rumoured $$$ ask for Stone was inflated by the Ottawa situation and he would sign for less elsewhere. I was wrong.
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He did. 1M less than the 10.5 Ottawa was reportedly going to give him.
If he held out to free agency I bet he would have got 10M (but not for 8 years)
I'm fine with the 9.5. Cap is going up, and then perhaps significantly when Seattle laces them up.
I don't like the 8 years. Although I would way rather have Stone at 9.5 X 8 than Neal at 5 X 5.5. The Neal contract albatross is likely the primary reason we couldn't pony up the asking price.