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Originally Posted by the-rasta-masta
Could be a shorter term too. Giving Johnny opportunity to show loyalty, with potential to sign a higher deal in a few years when cap goes up, with options at that time to head home or towards a place closer to winning if Flames aren't in the contending mix. Kind of makes sense for all sides actually.
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That would be the high risk option. They would be banking on the fact that both the cap will go up significantly (probable) and that Johnny can continue playing at a very high level - enough to warrant a material raise over what is being offered right now.
An 8year deal now gets him to $75-$80M guaranteed. A shorter deal, say 4 years, gets him to $40 - $45M. That's a lot of money left on the table. I personally don't think it's worth the risk unless he's able to sign for $13M+ AAV afterwards.
Will be interesting to see what happens. I'd be pretty surprised if he took a shorter deal.