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Originally Posted by The Cobra
Remember, by signing with Calgary, he ate into one year of his ELC contract already, which brought him one year closer to his second contract. If he took the UFA route out of college, his ELC would have been 3 years. It arguably made him an extra $5M or so. It's what a number of US college players do.
UFA for college players gives the player the right to choose their destination, but it doesn't mean more money. Signing with the team that drafted you early does bring more money.
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I am going from the dark recesses of my memory, but I thought him signing the year early while brought him closer to free agency by burning a year, also kept him RFA a year longer.
I.e. By burning the year, he stayed RFA, but by not burning it, he would have been UFA a year sooner.
Edit: My memory was close. It kept him away from being eligible for Arbitration and/or an offer sheet, so might have saved the Flames money...?
https://www.si.com/hockey/news/when-...ohnny-gaudreau