I’m sure thats the only reason he wants to stay. He’s settled his family and made friends. It’s hard to uproot your family. But he can’t tie himself to a team that might move.

I think it makes more sense to choose your fate than let it lie with the Yotes. He’s talented enough and has enough veteran pull that he could get an NTC no issue. So get one for a contending team and sign a retirement contract. Settle the family there. Vancouver makes sense too, its close to his family in Calgary (I know his Dad haha or knew rather. He’s a cool dude. Owns his own ranch and such).

I suppose he’s not exactly old at 35. If it’s me though, at 35 with the world going to crap, I’m looking to settle my family in a place that I can feel it has a future in. Plus he has a ton of ties in the West. Played in Kamploops, born in Alberta.

Phoenix is home but Alberta/BC is the next best thing if Phoenix isn’t an option.

3 year seems like a good contract. Not to big for the team, still security for Doan.

At least in vancouver he can continue riding his horses and stuff like that. i think tahts one big reason why, besides his family has settled there, that he wants to stay.

i think its the 15th now the date when the yotes are decided.

That likely leaves Edmonton out of the picture, Montreal/Florida (even though he has cousins on those teams – sidepoint, the Doan family is incredibly talented. All world ranchers with some top end bull riders, Catrina Le May Doan is related to them, Price, Ellerby) too and definitely the Leafs.

Philly/Vancouver seem like good fits.

Edm would b good to help teach the kids. Philly to replace JJ on the to line wouldn’t be bad either.

Chicago could use his help too.

Or how bout Boston in case Horton can’t go?

Lots of options