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Originally Posted by Hot_Flatus
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.
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This is the way. We've lost out on so many great players by being cheap and waiting to see if we can save a few bucks. Lock him into the longest term deal possible as early as possible, and hope that he continues to grow.