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SuperMatt18 · 01-04-2022, 01:26 PM

I think $68M/8 would be the cheapest you could maybe get him locked up for at this point. If the number was around or below $8M then I think it would be done already.

If I'm the Flames I offer $68M/8 with the following structure:

$11M, $11M, $10M, $10M, $8M, $6M, $6M, $6M

That's $8.5M AAV and even that probably is a little low. The attraction is it's $42M over the next 4 years but he will probably want a little more than $6M those last three seasons.

He'd probably want more like $11M, $11M, $10M, $10M, $8M, $8M, $8M, $6M which is $72M/8 and a $9M per season AAV. And if I'm the Flames I'm still comfortable with that too.

01-04-2022, 01:26 PM	#739
SuperMatt18 Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Calgary, AB Exp:	I think $68M/8 would be the cheapest you could maybe get him locked up for at this point. If the number was around or below $8M then I think it would be done already. If I'm the Flames I offer $68M/8 with the following structure: $11M, $11M, $10M, $10M, $8M, $6M, $6M, $6M That's $8.5M AAV and even that probably is a little low. The attraction is it's $42M over the next 4 years but he will probably want a little more than $6M those last three seasons. He'd probably want more like $11M, $11M, $10M, $10M, $8M, $8M, $8M, $6M which is $72M/8 and a $9M per season AAV. And if I'm the Flames I'm still comfortable with that too. Last edited by SuperMatt18; 01-04-2022 at 01:29 PM.