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Originally Posted by 868904
According to Steinberg Toffoli wanted to be a Flame for 6 more years. Good on Conroy for not committing 6 years to a guy who will be 32 when the season starts.
The hope is that Sharangovich has similar production to Toffoli’s career average and when his current deal is up, committing to a longer term contract with a 27 year old Sharangovich is a better plan.
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Toffoli was born in April, so will only be 31, but a 6 year contract would bring him to 38. Toffoli probably wanted a decent sized contract as he led, an offensively inept, team in scoring. Toffoli for 6 years would've been a bafflingly bad move.
I can see Toffoli's trade value being lowered by his high contract demands. I can also see Toffoli regressing to a career average, or possibly below in NJ. He may have F-ed himself with that 6 year demand. Realistically, players like him should be hoping for 4 years max.