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Originally Posted by PlayfulGenius
However, if he ends up not signing and misses this season, I don’t see how that possibly works out in his favour. I kinda hope that’s what happens, just to see the drama of it, as it’s clearly a lose-lose scenario
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Originally Posted by transplant99
No.
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If he signed a bridge contract for two years he would be making maybe 4M a year.
Look at Subban's bridge contract before he signed his 9M a year contract. It was under 3M.
Look at Johansens career. Signs 4M middle-contract after 60+ points and then gets 8M.
Rightfully or wrongfully, teams put huge discounts on the first years of RFA contracts. RFA years, especially early ones, are worth nothing compared to UFA years. He'll still be the same age for UFA whether he signs or not, unlike other RFAs, and a reason he does have a bargaining chip here.
So he doesn't sign at 6.5x6 this year, sits out of the NHL, plays in KHL for ~3M equivalency (taxes and the like).
Then he signs a ~7x5 next year and comes out just fine. As long as he doesn't get injured or have a terrible year in the KHL (which is a risk, as much as a good year would be a reward).