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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
If I was Mangiapane I think you only agree to either 3 years (or less) or 8 years.
3 years has you expire at 29 years old - which sets you up for another contract.
But if he was looking at Klingberg or Kadri right now I doubt you are looking at a deal in the 4-6 year range that would be expiring at 30-32 years old which makes another big contract tough.
So if I'm Mangiapane I'm going "I'll take the 3 x $5.8M, or something like 8 years x $6.5-7.0M"
I could see why Flames might want to take the shorter option here too.
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To add to this, getting a big contract at 32, can be more than just tough, but impossible. There are some players who play well at 33+, but most are either on very small contracts ($2 million or less) or out of the league. If Mangiapane goes from a 30 goal/60 point player to a 20 goal/40 point player who's lost a step, at 32+, then he's going to have a tough time finding any contract.