The Sedin's want to stay in Vancouver, that part is obvious.
I'm sure they also want to win a cup in Vancouver and being level headed guys, I'm sure they realize that in a few years they will not be the first line players they are right now.
Lastly, I'm sure their ultimate goal, both personal, and for this franchise, is to win a Stanley Cup before they retire.
Putting all these points together, I feel we'll see the Sedin's sign in Vancouver for another 4 years at 20 million. or 5 years at 25 million depending on when they want to go back to Sweden.
This will give them their wish of ending their careers in Vancouver and some cap relief to the Canucks to go seek out some extra scoring help. The cap is only going up and a 5 million dollar cap hit would look great on these guys. Even in a few years time when they're only potting 50-60 points.
They would look awesome on our second line in the latter half of the deal and would be exceptional mentors for our young guys coming up. Not to mention they would then face our opponents tier two defenceman rather than have to go up against guys like Weber, Suter and Keith on a nightly basis.
Their production should remain solid for the duration of their contract.
I feel that this is an equitable number and something that the Sedin's would go for, It's fair to them without handcuffing the franchise they so want to stay on and win a cup with.
Many people are saying that the Sedin's will each get 6-7 million easy as that's their market value. The difference here is that they are a "package deal". They don't wan't to be split apart. So their options are are limited. How many contenders (they want a cup) would be able to clear 12-14 million for these guys and offer them long term deals? Would it be worth it to them to uproot their families from the city they love for an extra million bucks a year? Looking at how these guys operate, I doubt it.
Then again, maybe I'm completely out to lunch. I guess we'll see