After previously signing with the Wild for 3 seasons and fully delivering (incl. a 42G 76P season!), you'd think he could have demanded a stronger NTC while taking a reduced AAV on his next deal.
Of course, there was a regime change. Key example of why I don't blame players for putting their own interests first...trust/loyalty with individual(s) only lasts as long as those individual(s) do.
I guess it helps explain why MIN couldn't do much better. Presuming Johansson's NTC is more typical, he will probably return similar to futures as Staal given his 'odd' NTC.
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