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Originally Posted by Crown Royal
All years are going to be sparse now. Players are choosing guaranteed money for longer now and then potentially forcing trades over free agency more often than not.
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Plus they have more negotiating power now. Back when the UFA age was 31, teams were happy to hand out short contracts during those peak production years. Now that a player can become a UFA at 27, if you want those peak years, they will usually demand a contract that pays them well after that.