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Originally Posted by danishh
the better option is to do what we used to do, offer him a 1-2 year contract at a minimal raise. That is the contract where he has to prove consistency and it was also the contract where he would provide the most bang for the buck. After that, if he had proven himself, he could move on to big boy money.
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IMO - it's definetely a judgement call. IF the Hawks think that Bolland's a part of the core, and I think it's obvious they do considering that he was the Hawks leading minute player among forwards by over 1.5 minutes, and they can get an arbitration eligible year and UFA year for $3.3M, it's potentially a good deal. You do down the short term route, and if Bolland breaks out after 2 years, you pretty much assuredly lose him after committing big dollars to Toews & Kane.
I think it's a decent deal, because I think the Bolland could be a bargain on the contract years 3-5.