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Originally Posted by Monahammer
Ok I slept on this info but just can't keep it to myself, I'm a sucker. Mods can PM for a source.
Flames first formal offer to Johnny was discussed yesterday, Johnny was not part of the call but will see the presentation today.
Offer was ****Edited out to lower Monahammer's heart rate*****.
This all happened early afternoon yesterday.
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Thanks for the info. If this is accurate, I'd say the AAV ends up being around $10.5M... for a team to match over 7 years it would be $12M AAV - nearly an impossible number for most teams to match I would guess.
As for the legacy stuff, I actually think this does matter to players. Especially the elite ones. They aren't driven exclusively by money, that is what separates players like James Neal, Evander Kane, Kovalev, etc. from guys like Ovechkin, Crosby, Mackinnon, etc. They have a drive to be the best, and so I think Gaudreau does care about leaving a legacy in Calgary. Potentially cementing himself as the best Flame of all time when all is said and done.