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Originally Posted by Oling_Roachinen
This doesn't work if it's over 7 years? 12 games is nothing in that time frame.
7.5Mx7=52.5M
6.5Mx7=45.5M
Even if he sat out an entire year but got the first contract, he would make 45M...
But even if he sits out that 12 games, an injury happens to the Flames top line, and the Flames go 0-12? It's right back all on to Tkachuk with full leverage in that scenario.
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You can make the numbers break even, but is the RFA looking to win the battle for dollars 7 years out? And give up a year of playing? Doesn’t smell right to me
Sure, you can cook a scenario that a, say, 12 game holdout backfires on the team. As a GM I would hopefully have a team built that is better than that. And would assess that risk. Likely worth it. And still not full leverage for the player.