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Originally Posted by mikephoen
How is Tre so good at RFA contracts and so bad at UFA contracts? Baffling.
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Far from baffling in my opinion. With RFA’s he has control and is able to use that as leverage to get a deal for his player. Not all RFA’s can force their way out and they want to get paid with long term security at a young age so he is able to get a fair deal typically around 6 years (Johnny, Hamilton, Hanifin, Lindholm, Andersson)
When looking at UFA’s he is competing in the open market and has the challenge of being in Calgary which results in an overpay. Calgary is a fishbowl but also a small market. We currently have a terrible building, bad weather and tons of pressure. Easily a bottom 10 if not bottom 5 destination for players. He needs to overpay for second tier guys and doesn’t get a shot at the real top end guys.