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Originally Posted by Sylvanfan
Why not? In Coronato's case he still has 5 years to UFA. For most junior players it's only 4. So for them 3 is not a great term. But in this case it's s bit unique and works since he'd still have 2 more years as a RFA.
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The shrewd move would be to be ballsy and lock him up to a max term deal because it fits so well with the Flames current build/trajectory. At this point you could overpay by $1-2M per, but you could also end up with a heck of a contract in doing so as it seems like he's on his way to a big season next year and moving forward. He's not the type of player I would be overly worried about falling off completely.
Obviously it takes two to tango, but he's a smart kid and I bet he'd have a real hard time passing up life changing, 7-8 year security at his age. For him, he'd also benefit from having another shot at a sizable UFA deal when he is only 30.