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Originally Posted by Britflamesfan
The problem is that his agent is going to try to use that rediculas contract up north and a closer to home one in MT. He will know that at a minimum the Flames are going to have to pay MT 9m to keep him. So the starting point in his calculations is 9m which he will not go under then you work your way up using the 99 point season and how much better than MT he is. He is probably asking 10m and in no rush to sign anything, I would be waiting until end of next season, he will know the Flames will be desperate and desperate teams make stupid offers. If not he walks as a UFA to wherever he wants. He now has total control of the situation. MT is in the same situation just a couple of years behind, the team and the GM have totally messed this up and it’s going to cost them big one way or another.
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This is the exct reason why I wanted JG traded before the NTC kicked in, if they couldn't agree on an extension. Now I don't know if they have an extension in place ready to be announced, but if not, we are right back to the same situation we had with Iggy and we are stuck between a rubbish return or no return at all.
Personally I would rather keep MT than JG.