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Originally Posted by goflamesgo18
Maybe same average for 5 years then. He hasnt been more important to this team than those 2 guys at the time of their contracts, and the cap hasnt increased that much since they signed. The market is ridiculous because too many GMs are treating these RFAs like UFAs.
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The cap has increased 16.5% since Gaudreau and Monahan signed their extensions, and 18% since Giordano signed his. If Tkachuk signed a six-year deal for the same cap-percentage that Gaudreau did that would carry a $7.9 m cap hit—bear in mind also that at the time, Gaudreau signed when he was ineligible for arbitration, and for RFA offersheets. I warrant that that number is pretty close to what the Flames are willing to pay.