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Buff · 08-14-2019, 01:47 PM

I was really hoping the Flames would sign all their young stars to 8 year deals. Instead Johnny signed for only 6. Monahan got 7. We did get Lindholm and Hanifin for 6 years each. Now we're waiting for Tkachuk. I would love for him to sign for 8 years too but... really. so what if he only signs for 5 years? Maybe even 4 years? That's still a long time away and if he remains with the team during the length of his contract, that's still a long time with the team.

At the rate contracts are going, an 8 year contract only benefits the player in the latter 2 or 3 years because they'll have the player at a much cheaper cap hit than they could get if they were looking for a contract at that time.

I would not be upset if Tkachuk only signed for 4 or 5 years.

08-14-2019, 01:47 PM	#717
Buff Franchise Player Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: I don't belong here Exp:	I was really hoping the Flames would sign all their young stars to 8 year deals. Instead Johnny signed for only 6. Monahan got 7. We did get Lindholm and Hanifin for 6 years each. Now we're waiting for Tkachuk. I would love for him to sign for 8 years too but... really. so what if he only signs for 5 years? Maybe even 4 years? That's still a long time away and if he remains with the team during the length of his contract, that's still a long time with the team. At the rate contracts are going, an 8 year contract only benefits the player in the latter 2 or 3 years because they'll have the player at a much cheaper cap hit than they could get if they were looking for a contract at that time. I would not be upset if Tkachuk only signed for 4 or 5 years.