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On 11/21/2018 at 8:11 AM, billabong said:

7yrs/70m?

 

thats a hard sell considering we’ll never get the best version of him 

I think any negotiation is going to start at $11M per (the same AAV as the Doughty extension). Karlsson already turned down $80 million over 8 years and said he won’t sign for less than market value.

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On 11/20/2018 at 10:48 AM, goalie13 said:

I have said this before in similar threads.  Stay the course.

 

This team is still a few years away from really competing.  Bringing on a high priced, long term FA now will only handcuff the team from signing their own players down the road, and likely not have the returns you are hoping for.

 

You can get much cheaper guys to be mentors.

 

Besides, it has been reported that Karlsson included the Canucks on his 10 team no trade list.  Why would he turn around and sign here as a free agent?  It's more likely that he will sign with a contender.

There are lessons to be learned from teams like Chicago, LA, and Elderheim.

Players only have so many effective years in their careers. 

The days of loyalty are over on all sides of the game.

In the cap world, managers must be extremely cautious when offering term for aging players. They must be willing to cut ties with players asking too much in money and term. Benning is the perfect gm for the new era in that he is skilled at finding quality in the lower round. It's key in today's game to always have the spare parts to allow for trading players who've asked that which cannot be offered. In turn these players can be dealt for picks to draft the next stars for development in our system.

These moves also maintain a deep system which is needed when injuries occur.

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