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Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814
Would a 1-year deal be so bad at this point? It'll save us some money, and allow us to extend Tkachuk until he's 30. I don't know if he's going to have tremendous longevity, I can see a Perry-like decline. But I want all of his 20s and I'll gladly pay $10M a year for it if he has another monster season.
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It might not save any money. I would expect that Tkachuk wants the same AAV regardless of the years, other than any contract that takes him past UFA will need a huge premium, not because they are UFA years, but because it delays him negotiating the 8 year contract to a time where he is older and doesn't have the same leverage.
That's the new expectation of premium RFA's.
Whether they get it remains to be seen. But Matthews and Aho got it.