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Originally Posted by ricardodw
It helps players coming into RFA/UFA over guys that have already signed long term contracts.
If there is no escaltor clause then there would be less escrow and the players already signed get paid closer to what they signed for.
Hamilton/Gio and Brodie/ Frolik will lose some % of their pay to escrow to (say 10%) so that there is cap space for Gaudreau and Monahan to get their 6x6s. No escalator and all the Flames can afford is 6x6 for Gaudreau and look at a bridge contract for Monahan.
Their 6x6 under the escalator will really end up as 5.4 M in the first year if the escrow takes and keeps 10% ie they lose 10% to escrow.
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Correct. And in a few years when they get new contracts, they will win at the expense of Gaudreau and Monahan.
Those timing issues all balance out in the long run.