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Originally Posted by Hondaracer
Willie obviously loves Vancouver and if he truely is over the concussion I wouldn't see why he wouldn't sign a cheap one year deal to show he has the ability to grab another multi year contract after that
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The reason is fairly obvious I think. Someone is going to offer him 3+ and probably at least 2 years if not more. If he signed with Vancouver for bottom feeder money and say he got another head hit his career could be over and all he'll get is that 1.5. If he goes somewhere else and signs a 6-10 million dollar deal over 2-3 years he's got security should his career be over.
Willie is still a top 4 but on the decline, in a very similar situation to what Ohlund was when his contract came due. Look what he signed for. I'd love to have Willie for peanuts but I really can't see it happening unless he got hit in the head harder then we thought and has no sense. As much as we'd love to think Willie would put the team ahead of him and his family the bottom line is he's playing to make as much money as possible as anyone would.
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