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Originally Posted by Vinny01
What do you mean the difference is Landeskog wants to stay? Johnny has been saying for a while that he wants to stay here. I am not saying Johnny will take a huge discount but 8x9.5 would require 7x10.8 to match the dollars. I can really only think of the Devils who would consider throwing that much money at Johnny but we can’t discount them as a huge threat due to their geography and young talent.
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We know Landeskog wanted to be in Colorado as his first priority. The fact he took less than market value to stay proves that. Is Johnny going to take less than market value? I highly doubt it. The Avs are also the number one cup favorite going into the season. Of course Landeskog would want to stay. Flames dont have that same advantage.
So I feel like right now the Flames have likely made competitive offers to Johnny and he hasn't signed, and that likely means he wants to test free agency. Doesn't mean he won't sign or has no interest, but I think it points to him wanting to see what his options are. I don't think Landeskog went to free agency to see his options. He went to free agency because the Avs were low balling him. That is the difference in my opinion.