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Originally Posted by getbak
The problem with things stretching into the season is that the longer it drags out, the higher the first season cap hit becomes on the same overall deal. They use a different calculation for RFA contracts signed midseason: https://www.capfriendly.com/faq#rfa-caphit
That's why Nylander's cap hit last season was over $10 million and is under $7 million the rest of the way. If he had signed the same 6 year, $45 million deal before the season began, it would have had a $7.5 million cap hit every year.
Last year, that worked out well for the Leafs because they had cap space to spare and it gives them an extra half million in cap space for the remaining years of the deal.
That would not be good for anyone with regards to Tkachuk because the first season of the contract is where the Flames have the cap crunch. They'll have a lot more flexibility in future years.
Allowing it to stretch into the season will ultimately just cost him money. |
Also bad for the player too as the number of teams that can fit the player dwindle with each passing day.
The Flames have trouble fitting in a $8.5M salary right now for sure, that goes up with every day he misses.
But if he misses 32 days on a 6x8.5 contract his cap hit is $10M and how many teams can fit that in?
These RFAs had better not over play their hand. This could be musical chairs where all the chairs are taken away in one round.
6 x 8.5 Contract
Cap Hit by day
7 $8.8
14 $9.1
21 $9.4
28 $9.8
32 $10.0