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Originally Posted by Vinny01
Why are you asking if Johnny is taking less than market value? Attempt to move the goalposts? Never once said he needed to sign a discount here. In the post of line you quoted I stated a Flames offer of 9.5M over 8 years would need another team to come in at 10.8M per to match the total $.
Pretty much everything you posted is an assumption. Here are some of mine
1. I believe Johnny when he says he wants to play his career here and he loves it here
2. I believe Gaudreau and his family have been treated extremely well and I believe they have loyalty and gratitude toward the organization for drafting him
3. I do not believe Johnny will just chase the cash so I do not see Seattle, or Arizona as a legit contender to get him nor would either franchise commit $11M+ long term for him
4. Maybe Johnny does plan to rest the market but that doesn’t mean he won’t do exactly what Landeskog did and sign an 8 year deal on the eve of free agency while he still can.
5. For all we know they have a framework figured out and are bickering over bonuses, clauses, and the finer points.
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You really believe Johnny wants to sign here as his first priority but the Flames are low balling him so that's why the deal isn't done yet? Because that's pretty much what we know happened in Colorado with Landeskog. I don't see the situations being the same at all. One guy was willing to take a paycut to stay. That shows how much he wanted to be there. That in itself makes the situations very different.