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Originally Posted by AC
I mean, yeah I'll take a 5 year deal at this point if the alternative is a holdout.
But I'd prefer a 6/7/8 year deal but that might not be feasible given the cap situation.
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Fair comment.
I just think the next 3-5 years is a bit of a window of contention for this team with Norris Gio, and the current set of players and contracts.
A lot of changes happen in 5 years. It was a typical long contract term before the cap era, then we had a few outrageous 13-14 year deals, then the renegotiation with term cap at 8.
I get that Tkachuk is 21 and 8 years locks down his whole prime. I know that 5 years walks him to UFA. I actually prefer a bridge deal. But 5 years for now leaves little to worry about for this window.