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Originally Posted by Classic_Sniper
Martin Jones was never even drafted. He was pretty good in the AHL, played 34 total games as a legitimate back up over 2 seasons and some teams thought he had the potential to be a #1. So he was traded for and signed a $3 million deal in 2015 as an RFA.
Koskinen is actually in a better position IMO. He's played in the KHL for years and did well. He has stolen the job from the Oiler's previous #1 in Cam Talbot and as a UFA in 2019 with the cap sitting at where it is and rising, he should theoretically get more.
Nobody on this message board really knows anything about contracts and what agents and managers are thinking behind closed doors. We don't know really know what his actual demand is nor do we know what his worth would be on the open market. As idiotic as Peter Chiarelli has been with trades and player acquisition, he's still an experienced NHL GM and has a Stanley Cup to his name. So he probably still knows a little more than we do regarding situations like this.
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Martin Jones was not drafted because of a CBA loophole. He was passed over in his first year of eligibility, but he absolutely would have been taken in his second.
Also, I really don't see how Koskinen is in a better position. He plays for a worse team, and given how things have gone, his numbers are more likely to continue to get worse than better. While you are correct that we don't know what the demands were, there is little reason to think that Koskinen's contract is anything but an overpay.