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Originally Posted by polak
Seems silly for a prospect that is nowhere near a surefire NHL'er to want to burn a year of his contract. It's probably more likely for a 2nd tier prospect like him to be dropped than reupped once his contract expires. Assuming some big raise in two years time seems pretty cocky. If I was in his position I'd prefer to have an extra year to try and make my case.
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Not really. The options are:
15-16: $90K signing bonus and 10 days or so NHL salary ($50K)
16-17: $90K signing bonus and a $70K AHL salary
17-18: Whatever contract he can garner
or if he signs for next year:
15-16: nothing
16-17: $90K signing bonus and a $70K AHL salary
17-18: $90K signing bonus and a $70K AHL salary
So essentially he'd simply have to earn more than $20K playing hockey in 17-18 to come out ahead, and that doesn't even consider the value of money now vs. money a year from now.