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Originally Posted by stemit14
I don’t see Johnny accepting any deal that’s less than 7 years. I personally think Gaudreau is worth more than a lot of players that have been signed recently to $8 million+ per year. Gaudreau drives the offensive production of any line he’s on. Players that do that in the league are rare. Guys like Panarin and Kane are his comparable in wingers. He might not be at their level because they are better goal scorers but his play-making ability is on par or even better in some ways than theirs.
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I personally don't see Gaudreau signing more than a five year deal.
I believe that he would like to continue playing in Calgary and for the right contract he is going to stay.
I also believe that at some point in the last part of his career he is going to want to go and play for the Flyers. Very similar to Krejic.
I think that a five year deal means at 35 he might still have a year or two left that he can join his childhood dream team and sign a reasonable contract that helps the team.
The advantage to a seven or eight year deal is that it allows for a lower AAV and spreads the money out. With a five year deal, or even a four year deal, Gaudreau is going to want his market money and the Flames are going to have to figure out how to fit that $8-8.5M into the team budget.