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Originally Posted by The Cobra
You just need to look at how he handled his last negotiation to see how he’ll likely handle his next one.
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Signing a 3 year deal for a reasonable cap hit when the team had no cap room?
People were predicting 8-8.5 million on a 5 or 6 year deal. He signed a 3 year deal at 7 million.
If he signs his next contract for 4 years and 9 million a year (I am not sure he can actually get that - Really depends on nexts years performance) That would be a 7 year $8.15 million total deal.
If MT had signed a 7 year deal at $8.15m would anyone had batted an eye at it after the season he had when he hit RFA ?
Even with a 9 mil QO it makes his 4 years of control at 7.5 million a year post RFA.
The only way this actually hurts the Flames is if he has a monster season in 2 year (After QO) and get 10-12 million a year OR if he doesn't want to sign with the Flames after the QO year.
And if it is the latter - The structure of the contract is irrelevant, as he was never going to sign a long term deal.
Nothing really alludes to MT NOT helping the Flames by taking a shorter deal to save the Flames cap room. The issue is this season he was not good. If anything he may have saved the Flames money long term.
Either he wants to be a Flames and wanted to open short term cap room knowing he makes up the $$ with the QO and next contract, or he just doesn't want to be a Flame.
Right now he bet on himself and that bet doesn't look like it is paying off