slimbob8
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- Aug 11, 2016
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I believe DeAngelo was unwilling to sign long term because he wanted to do exactly what hes doing now - proves hes worth more than they were offering. Part of the reason why hes so cheap this year is because he took the long term option off the table.
This. So many fans on here love to blame a GM for not locking up a player to a sweet deal when they had the chance. It's not always that simple; players aren't stupid. There's situations where they realize all they have to do is stay healthy for the year and they'll be in a much better contract situation the following year. We saw the same thing with Marner. Why in the hell would he have signed the previous offseason when he was lined up for a full season playing with Tavares.