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Originally Posted by bluejays
Kaprizov is a very good player but to turn down that contract probably shows me he's looking at an exit and not negotiating in good faith. He's better than Marner but substantially more? No way. He wants out or he's trying to bend them over to stay, which is a pretty crappy thing to do when you started with the organization. In any case, I don't think any player is worth that much as a percentage of the cap. Minny may be dodging a bullet.
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He may have told them he doesn't want to stay, and they are attepting to bribe him. He may not be negotiating in bad faith.
If he's simply trying to get as much money as possible, using the teams desire to keep him, that's simply using his leverage, which every person is entitled to do.