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For the big name RFAs (Connor and Laine) I think this is pretty accurate. Connor's camp will say "we'll take Nylander's deal" and it'll make sense if he continues on the pace he's on (i.e., 65 points). Laine's camp will say "we'll take Eichel's deal plus cap inflation" since the cap is projected to increase by 8 million between the time both contracts were signed (Eichel signed at 75 million cap - Laine will sign when cap is 82-83 million). I don't know how Chevy will negotiate them down from those comparables; Winnipeg doesn't have any tax benefits and it's a pretty miserable town compared to the other big Canadian cities (and yes I've been to Winnipeg several times, not just the airport). Trouba will be interesting...