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					Originally Posted by  TheSquatch
					 
				 
				I don't want Johnny here for 8 years at 10 million, that's just gonna be awful in a couple years when he loses a step.    
 
He's a hell of a player, but his deficiencies were on display as well as his benefits during these playoffs.    
 
I honestly don't know what we should hope for.  More of the same locked in for a long time?  Could be worse. 
			
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You sign him for 8 because you have to.  Then you help him get where he wants to finish his career in year 3-5 if we're no longer competitive.