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Originally Posted by Textcritic
That is an interesting thought. This would put a tonne of pressure on the player, since without the option of a multi-year deal it is absolutely incumbent upon him to perform at a high level for the year in order to guarantee a strong negotiating position for his next contract.
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If Winter is representative, agents will concede there's a drop off in general for any lengthy holdout. That said, how does it play into a multi-year contract, since the drop-off would be supposedly for the first year only?