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Originally Posted by 1_Flames_Fan
What's the deal with Sharongovich being non-committal to an extension? Contract posturing? Doesn't like direction of team? Something else? I didn't see the press conference but read a couple articles about it.
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Originally Posted by Bonded
His agent purposely did a two year deal to time cap and if he has another good year then he’ll be lined up perfectly for a big raise. I kind of doubt the Flames will be in a spot to commit term to him.
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Originally Posted by dissentowner
From what I understand it was simply a translation issue. I have heard Sharangovich is very thankful for the opportunity the Flames have given him and is very open to an extension here.
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That speculation comes from the season end interview. The Flames didn't post it on their YouTube, but the fan did
here @ 8:50.
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If you can sign another contract here this summer? Are you open to staying in CGY longer term?
- I think it's a hard question... Uhh ... We'll see.
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Pat procceeds to speculate that it was a language issue and that he was caught off guard by the question, and that he was sitting at the podium by himself. I recommend giving the episode a listen.
I think I will be stating the obvious here, but here goes:
Had he said it in Russian here's what it would've meant. "It's a hard question" is often used to gain a second in a conversation and to indicate it depends on a lot of factors, and there isn't a quick response.
"We'll see" is often used with kids, or others to avoid a topic especially when someone is prying.
So no most likely he doesn't want out, in fact he most likely haven't given it much thought since he still has a year left on his contract. Everything always depends on term and money, and his own production.
As for his agent going for "only" 2 years. Conroy mentioned when it when he signed Yegor. Both the team and the agent were interested in a shorter term because they wanted to see the fit and what type of production they could expect from Sharangovich going forward.