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Originally Posted by FlamesFanTrev
Yea, there is a little logical hole in the "3 year deal, and accept the qualifying offer in year 4 and walk as a UFA" narrative . I mean, we have been talking in this thread for MONTHS about the issues with a 1 year deal, and it not providing any long-term guaranteed money in the event of a serious injury. Accepting a 1 year qualifying offer would be much the same, especially considering that he could re-up long term before this contract is even over. Seems its in the players best interest to get that long term deal, as long as the fit with the club and the team situation is a good. No reason to think the grass is greener somewhere else. I think the Flames success over the next three years is critical to getting these young UFA's like Johnny, Monny and Chucky to extend here.
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It's certainly better than if he was UFA at the end of this contract and I definitely agree with the idea that the importance of it is being overblown. The point behind that narrative is simply that the team no longer has the leverage of forcing him to sign or not play. In year 4, from the team perspective, they either extend the qualifying offer and risk him accepting it to become UFA as early as possible or they don't and he becomes a UFA even earlier. Nothing is stopping them from negotiating a better long-term deal before that, and yes, there are more considerations from the player side of the fence.