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Originally Posted by bax
Which was it? A guy who should be eager to accept a long term, cheap deal or a guy with 30 goal scorer written all over him?
Odds are if you could see it, then Mangiapane/his agent did too.
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Well why does any guy sign a long term deal then when they can bet on themselves? You do it because you want to be rich now. You do it because this league is unpredictable. You do it because you might get injured “betting on yourself.” You do it for your family. There are lots of reasons why players or even people take the money instead of waiting.
It’s about risk and reward. He only had one full NHL season at the time, if you shove a long term contract and in essence, guarantee him a full time roster spot. I’m sure he would’ve taken a team friendly deal. I'm not saying he would’ve signed a Calle Jarnkrok type of deal, but something more palatable than what he’s gonna want now.