It sounds like in your example pseudoreality - where Johnny blows out his knee and misses half a season:
- An unsigned Gaudreau would only be eligible through the NHL / NHLPA for 50% of a maximum $3.5M insurance policy.
- A signed Gaudreau would get 50% of his actual contract amount...which most around here expect to come in at around double - $7M.
And that's just a half-season injury. The longer he's out, the more it would cost him.
Of course, that's just what the NHL / NHLPA will cover him for. I'm sure he could buy additional coverage...at his own out-of-pocket expense.
Summary (in my mind) -> there is good financial reason for Johnny Hockey to be under contract by mid-September!
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