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Originally Posted by The Cobra
You are correct that Stone, Kucherov and Panarin are better players than Johnny.
Which may or may not be relevant.
Johnny is entitled to ask for whatever he wants from Calgary. He has complete control at this stage. If they don't meet his asking price (regardless if he's worth it or not), he can walk as a UFA. They may not even be able to trade him without his consent.
I assume if Johnny would sign a FMV deal he'd be signed by now. He's probably looking for a mega deal to keep him in Calgary. Something like 8x $9.5M as a minimum. And maybe more.
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Of course he is entitled to ask for whatever he wants. That's every players right. What information is available to indicate that he would hold this team over the barrel? If Johhny truly wants to stay here I am sure he is more than willing to negotiate in good faith. He's not a 9.5M dollar player today, and certainly wont be when he is 34-37 years old.