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Originally Posted by GioforPM
There are also some words doing a lot of work in that quote. Namely, “If... it’s something we can work out”
The “I never have said I didn’t want to be here” is interesting. It’s a shot at Francis IMO.
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If we are going to read in to it, let’s lean in
How about the underlying ‘if Tre and the owners like what I have done over the past 6 to 7 years’?
It implies that Tre uses the owners as his negotiating tool, much like the used car salesman who has to go ask his manager
We know Tkachuk got a bridge deal with a QO of 9 million as a RFA after 1 career year of 77 points in 80 games. That’s how he got rewarded for something Tre and the owners presumably liked. Johnny has exceeded that point total in 3 of the past 6 years. And he is a UFA. And was the team’s leading scorer. Is there a case for anyone to be paid higher?
If we want to find things to read in to, that sentence is a powder keg