His would be the perfect contract to front load - starting with 2012 and then extending it until end 2014.
While he may want to wait and see how we perform this year, if its money he wants he will
get it by extending at a club which has room in its salary cap (us). If he wants success, to be frank a contract wont matter if the trade is good enough and because we can easily match any contract from a top 5 or 6 club free agency simply isnt an option. So re-sign Lids negotiate a front ended contract to get a nice bonus this year and prepare to be traded to a club willing to deal if you ever decide to leave - contract or not