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Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814
Yes, and no.
It’s like Gaudreau - they were negotiating with him up to the literal last hour they were allowed to. And it’s like, if you wanted the $84M, you’d have said so before the 11th hour. It’s not that hard a decision.
If this was done, there’d be rumblings it was done. But all that’s come out is “Calgary has offered the moon” and Lindholm is still considering.
Matthews is already rumoured to be getting a 5-year deal, and nobody will be surprised when it’s announced.
I don’t blame guys for doing math and realizing an extra $4M (which is all $500k extra is on an 8-year) doesn’t matter if the situation isn’t what you want.
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The difference is Gaudreau had a 5 team NTC that kicked in for that final year. He got a lot of control at that point, which meant that if was intent on grinding the contract down and becoming a UFA, he basically could. Anyway, we've got one year to handle the Lindholm situation. I'm confident he's gone, if he's not signing. They're not letting this get that far.