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Originally Posted by ForeverFlameFan
I personally think Johnny is worth 1m more than Landeskog per year. I would expect Johnny to get more than 8.5m on the open market, so here's to hoping we can get a lower $ if we offer the extra year.
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Possibly. However, I think the value in the extra year is what gets him to sign with Calgary rather than test free agency. I don’t think the value in the extra year will be used to lower the AAV very much.
But if the AAV comes in at $8.5 million per year, I think the flames will have gotten him at less than he would get in free agency.
Another sticking point will be the NTC/NMC. Gaudreau has one now and he will want to keep having one in his new contract. I think those have a lot of value to players when they sign long term. Agents probably tell their clients to always look for max term and money at this point in their career and, as long as they have some form of NTC/NMC, they have the power to get themselves moved to a better situation if things go bad.
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