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Originally Posted by PeteMoss
They lose out on the money at the end of the line.
A 14 year NHL career becomes a 10 year NHL career.
Player A - signs at age 18
18-21 - Entry level Deal - $900k (approximately assuming no bonuses earned beyond signing bonus) - $2.7 million earnings
22-25 - Bridge Contract - $4.5 million - $13.50 million earnings ($16.2 total earnings)
25-30 - UFA Contract - $8 million - $40 million earnings (56.2 total earnings)
30-33 - UFA Contract - $6 million - $18 million earnings ($74.2 total earnings)
Player B - doesn't sign, holds out until he becomes eligible to sign with any team at age 23.
23-24 - Entry Level - $900k ($1.8 million earnings)
25 - Bridge Deal - $4.5 million ($6.3 million)
25-30 - UFA Contract - $8 million - $40 million earnings (46.3 total earnings)
30-33 - UFA Contract - $6 million - $18 million earnings ($64.3 total earnings)
Loss of earnings - $10 million dollars
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You're analyzing a CHL player with an NCAA player and, on top of that you're assuming that the CHL player will make the NHL rights from his draft year....which doesn't happen.
The players I mentioned were allowed to become FA's right out of school...with no concern of having to go back into the draft if they did not sign with the original team.