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Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts
Is he even going to get the contract he wants with Ekblad taking a discount to stay in Florida. Same age and the better player.
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Yes. No one is going to point at Ekblad and say "you can't ask for more than that". Ekblad gave a hometown discount in the same way that Tavares did. Those do not set the benchmark.
If anything, this makes it easier for Andersson to ask for more. There are half a dozen teams that need a #1RD and the choices are Andersson and... 35yo Karlsson at a $10M cap hit (depending on the Pens willingness to retain for 2 years).