I see a 10.5 million x 8 years, as what Johnny is looking for. IMO he's coming from the position that his last contract was a discount and he's now looking to get paid.
The Flames will be forced to shake up their offence to accommodate this contract. The Flames are most likely getting pressure from all of Gaudreau, Tkachuk, and Mangiapane to buy high on them. Gaudreau is the only one that is worth buying high on IMO.
The big contract will also force the Flames to bring some youth into the lineup, which is a huge positive. If the Flames don't start doing that, they're going to end up with a logjam, where they'll have 3-4 forwards all knocking on the door and not enough opportunities to go around.
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