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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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Not if his QO is +$8.0 m.