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Originally Posted by Hot_Flatus
I get there are some that do this but then why are the best RFAs consistently pushing the envelope to sign mid-longer term deals? Yeah some of the guys have signed shorter term, but most of them don't stack up against elite forwards like Matthews, Nylander, Rantanen, Tkachuk, Marner, Aho etc who know they can, at minimum secure a lucrative long term deal or a mid range length and a walk to UFA.
If Tkachuk signs a 2 year deal and puts up 60 points for 2 seasons, he's likely looking at another short term, much lower AAV contract. It's a really big if.
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If Tkachuk signs a 2-year deal and puts up 60 points, he'll still get a raise.
Today, players want to sign deals that ensure they won't become UFA's at an age that is non-advantageous to them. Or they make sure the cap hit is huge like Marner did. Plus Marner and everyone else knew he intended to stay in Toronto anyway.
Premium RFA's want either short term or mid-term to take them to UFA, or long term at huge numbers.