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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
Assuming such a deal is correct, he will be
30
31
32
33
34
35
during his contract.
Let's look at past anchor contracts and when they fell off:
Raymond - 29 (signed at 29)
Brouwer - 30 (signed at 31)
Neal - 31 (signed at 31)
Lucic - 29 (signed at 28)
Stajan - 32 (signed at 30)
Frolik - 31 (digned at 27)
Let's say Coleman bucks the trend and is effective to 32. That's another 3 years of term you need to buyout.
Signing a UFA who turns 30 this year isn't just risky, it's bound to backfire unless you can halve the term to 3 years.
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You're petty much just describing the UFA process aren't you?
Pretty much the story for any 1st or 2nd day UFA signing.
Hopefully you get three above average years, an average year, a just below average year and only one stinker.
But teams are all betting on first half of contracts around the league.
At least it's not 8 years and $6M