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Originally Posted by Textcritic
It doesn't. It assumes that Tkachuk is intent on maximizing his leverage and his value, which means getting to UFA as soon as possible. I suspect that Tkachuk would probably happily sign a 6-year deal @ Marner's number to play in Calgary.
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McDavid would have happily signed Marner's deal (or even more likely Matthews) if he actually thought it was an option. Of course it was an option all along, but it seems he didn't want to be the first to disrupt 'the way things are done'.
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Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist
You're missing the point. Give him 3 years and you've lost any leverage for the next contract. From asset Management, that's a disaster
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You can still trade him, or re-sign him long term anytime starting July 1, 2021. At that point it's not necessarily a 1 year risk vs. reward calculation for MT, but 2 years. If he's lights out for the next two seasons, he cashes in immediately.
He might still want to wait to see what's happening with the TV deal, but everyone might already have a good sense of it by that summer. As an organization, you will have a much better idea of where you're going, and what you want to do with Johnny and Tkachuk...
If he has struggles or injury issues, it's probably mutually beneficial to see how the final year of his bridge and/or QO year go.
3x6.75 makes tons of sense to me (perhaps with a lower 3rd year compared to Point to retain some more leverage).