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 Jay
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Registered: January 2007
Location: Edmonton
1 Cup
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| Kr55 wrote on Tue, 06 August 2024 11:25 |
| Adam wrote on Tue, 06 August 2024 11:10 |
It doesn't appear that this was as close to done as was reported...
Hopefully we hear something soon. The longer it goes, the more I worry. This should be a relatively easy negotiation if he wants to stay, other than just where the final number falls.
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The "others doing the same" piece for a discount is probably tough to work out. Do they think Bouch should be leaving something on the table for his first real big payday? While nurse, McDavid, drai all got a fat contract already? Hope that isn't a point of contention. There isn't really anyone else pending where you could be pushing a meaningful discount.
Best case McDavid and Drain both sign very similar deals like Toews and Kane did back in the day. McDavid with the gentleman's handshake with his old agent for something that will be signed July 1st next year. Bouch has ever right to wait things out. Not hos fault Holland never cared to even explore a long term deal and blew all the cap space to make it impossible.
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It's the Nurse contract that's such a killer. Obviously 2 understands how important 97 and 29 are and what their value is. But how do you convince him to sign long term making less than a guy who's basically unplayable in the NHL without a babysitter? The answer is probably that you can't.
"Initiative comes to thems that wait"
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