blinkman360
Loyal Players Only
But that's not what happened here. In reality they only coughed up 1.6M in additional salary a far cry from the 7-8M you think. So they don't have 7-8M to offer Vanek.
Just because they may have intent to resign him doesn't mean he will. They had intent to resign Ryan Smyth too.
So you're under the assumption that Garth and Co. made this deal strictly for rental purposes? Either that or they have their fingers crossed in hopes that he signs a deal worth less than what he's currently making? I'll choose to believe that's not the case.