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Originally Posted by pseudoreality
We don't have the same amount of contract hold-outs that we use to have in the pre-cap days, but contracts have always been reported and compared on an annual basis on what they would have got paid if they played the entire year. It makes it easier to compare that way.
For example, let's say I accepted a 2.5-year term position with a company that paid me $100k/year starting in July. My salary is $100k/year, even though I only get $50k in the first year. The comparison is $100k/year, not $250k/3 for $83k/year.
Here's the link to capfriendly for a breakdown of the contract.
https://www.capfriendly.com/players/william-nylander |
That argument breaks down here because it is reported in a unique way.
The typical contract has a uniform AAV from start to finish. This one does not because of cap circumvention prevention rules. In this case, it makes far more sense to look at it as two deals. A one year deal at $10.3 million followed by a five year deal at $6.96 million per year.
Your example would only be valid if Nylander was given an AAV of $7.5 million for all years of the deal. And in this respect, it is a little ironic that a rule meant to prevent cap circumvention instead encouraged it.