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Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814
Since you didn’t mention anyone specifically, I can only assume because they weren’t as good as Marner.
Marner and Panarin are two of Johnny’s closest comparables - he’s not taking less than both of them as a UFA. That’s not how star player contracts in sports work.
There are at least five, including the Flyers, who can offer him $11M without making any additional roster moves to clear cap.
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You have to consider the 7 year contract as a UFA vs. the 8 years that the Flames can offer though. Suppose Johnny can get $11M AAV over 7 years as a UFA, plus say $3M as a 36 year old (which is hardly a given - many other players are retired by then or signing near league minimum to chase a cup) - that's $80M over 8 years, so if the Flames offer $10M AAV for 8 years that should be pretty competitive. And who's to say that he'll definitely get 7 year offers from any team willing to sign him at $11M? IMO he'd be making a mistake signing, say, an $11.5M x 6 year deal ($69M total, nice) if he has a $9.5-10M x 8 year deal ($76-80M total) offer from the Flames.