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SuperMatt18 · 07-16-2021, 09:03 AM

Will be interesting to see what ends up being true.

In a lot of cases what's being rumoured in these deals doesn't make sense in a world with a flat cap and where most teams are already tight on cap.

The contracts we have seen signed up to this point (RNH, Duclair) have come in at a lower AAV than we've seen in recent years.

Feels to me like some of these things are likely agents "leaking" the prices to see if they can drive what is a bit of a soft market up somehow, and doing some posturing in the market.

Was kind of similar last year as leading up to free agency we'd hear stuff like Markstrom already getting offered 7 x $7M , or that teams would need to do a sign and trade to offer him 8 years, and in the end that didn't happen.

07-16-2021, 09:03 AM	#15522
SuperMatt18 Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Calgary, AB Exp:	Will be interesting to see what ends up being true. In a lot of cases what's being rumoured in these deals doesn't make sense in a world with a flat cap and where most teams are already tight on cap. The contracts we have seen signed up to this point (RNH, Duclair) have come in at a lower AAV than we've seen in recent years. Feels to me like some of these things are likely agents "leaking" the prices to see if they can drive what is a bit of a soft market up somehow, and doing some posturing in the market. Was kind of similar last year as leading up to free agency we'd hear stuff like Markstrom already getting offered 7 x $7M , or that teams would need to do a sign and trade to offer him 8 years, and in the end that didn't happen. Last edited by SuperMatt18; 07-16-2021 at 09:06 AM.