Do we know he wants 5 years, or just more than the 3 he was offered from Isles (3×7.5)?We were his first choice, he could have pushed to go to Minnesota now if he really wanted to, but he didn't.
If the rest of this year and playoffs goes like the first game. I bet they offer 6 years taking him to 40 trying to get the AAV to 6M. We already know he wants 5 years.
Three years from now good 3rd line centers are going to cost 6M.