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Originally Posted by Hot_Flatus
You don't think the Mangiapane camp would have jumped on a 4-5 year deal instead of 2 with the current deal if it was on the table? What player in his situation wouldn't want that type of security at then 24 years old without the high end hype to back up further short term gambling?
Paying a little more from the Flames perspective made a lot of sense given his age, trajectory and where the roster was at during the time.
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Maybe. Or if Mangi and his agents believed in his's ability to significantly improve his value over the next couple years then a long-term deal wouldn't have been worth considering.
Unless the Flames jumped to a high AAV already, but I don't see why they would have done so either. Feels like a scenario that was always going to be a couple 1-2 year deals and then the potential for a longer term deal.
Given the odd hold out Mangi and his agent had when they had zero leverage I would suggest that points to their confidence in his trajectory. So I don't think they would have entertained an early long-term deal if they could time it right and get a $1-$2M more per year after a couple solid breakout years first.