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Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy
A team like Philly (for example) won't have to pay Johnny as much as he'll want the Flames to IMO.
If the Flames get him extended I expect the AAV will be starting with a '9'
If he ends up making it to UFA, my bet is he signs with a team in the eastern US and the AAV will make many Flames fans wonder why Treliving didn't sign him if that's all it took. The answer will be that it would have taken much more than that to keep him here.
My guess is the Flames will be rebuilding within the next two seasons. I think they are good enough to compete in this weaker division this season, and as a result JG walks as a UFA for squat because they won't sell at the deadline.
IMO they won't be able to get Tkachuk extended either. That guy is STL bound, it's only a matter of time. Same with his brother. That's why he's turning down 8 x $8,000,000 from Ottawa. He likely wants the same type of short term deal Matthew got from the Flames, so he can accept a QO and then be a free agent at 25.
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Could all happen. They should have traded a year ago. Contracts are Treliving’s forte but the big wins were RFAs - I can’t recall a similar pending UFA situation with a star player unless it was Gio (which was a coup).