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Originally Posted by saXon
I don't believe I've ever seen a franchise cater to a whole family of a player such as his to get him to sign. Have you?
Projecting my projection. Nice.
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You mean his mom? He's a mama's boy from the East Coast and still chose to sign a contract with a UFA season in the middle of the Rockies in a different country. If he had one foot out the door he would have stood firm on a five year term like Auston Matthews. Heck it felt as if 8 year deal was on the table during negotiations and the team pinching pennies on AAV was the only reason it was shorter.
Or his brother? Who was with another organization for a handful of years before we did him a solid for four whole minor league games.
Definitely not his dad, who's a coach himself and just a well-respected guy. His dad even publically took the team's side when Hartley suspended him for a hangover, when Johnny was bitter about it.