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jayswin · 10-30-2017, 01:46 PM

I apologize for the lack of stats from a thread starter, but just wanted to get a little discussion rolling on how contracts may shape up this coming summer and beyond now that we've seen a major change in scoring totals.

It's a little early to declare anything yet, but it does appear that NHL scoring will be up significantly this season due to a huge crackdown by the NHL. As far as I can tell, NHL contracts the last few seasons for scoring forwards have been very heavily defined by specific point goal/assist/point totals, but they went along with consistent season to season league scoring totals.

I wonder if teams with major contracts up this year are sweating right now with the possibility a 60pt player last year may turn into an 80pt player this year but not actually have improved relative to his peers.

I also wonder what it may do to free agency. I'd like to say that NHL GM's will all take this into account, but knowing the absurdity of GM's especially around free agency, I could see some bad contracts.

10-30-2017, 01:46 PM	#1
jayswin Celebrated Square Root Day Join Date: Mar 2006 Exp:	Points relative to contracts I apologize for the lack of stats from a thread starter, but just wanted to get a little discussion rolling on how contracts may shape up this coming summer and beyond now that we've seen a major change in scoring totals. It's a little early to declare anything yet, but it does appear that NHL scoring will be up significantly this season due to a huge crackdown by the NHL. As far as I can tell, NHL contracts the last few seasons for scoring forwards have been very heavily defined by specific point goal/assist/point totals, but they went along with consistent season to season league scoring totals. I wonder if teams with major contracts up this year are sweating right now with the possibility a 60pt player last year may turn into an 80pt player this year but not actually have improved relative to his peers. I also wonder what it may do to free agency. I'd like to say that NHL GM's will all take this into account, but knowing the absurdity of GM's especially around free agency, I could see some bad contracts.