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Originally Posted by delayedreflex
Does anyone know if teams can opt for a 2-year term for arbitrator-awarded AAVs? I seem to recall that used to be the case, but I don't know where to look this up.
If yes, then an arbitrator awarding, say, $10.5M and the Flames getting that for 2 years would mean that Tkachuk would be averaging ~$8.2M/yr over the 5 years - but I think breaking it up into the 3x $7M + 2x $10.5M is definitely better for the Flames as it helps them manage the cap in the short term. There will definitely need to be some major re-jigging in 2-3 years though.
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I asked the same question and getbak clarified that the team cannot ask for 2 years if the player is 1 year from UFA.