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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
I don’t think where teams are in the standings matters to player destinations as much as fans think. With the parity in the league, most teams will spend most of the 4-7 year span of a player contract in that middle band of 7th to 25th in the standings. Projecting how much success Calgary vs New Jersey vs Philly will have in the next seven seasons involves too much guesswork to carry as much weight as known values like locale, travel, family, etc.
The exception is the very specific circumstance of a 30-something star facing impending retirement without a ring looking for a short-term deal.
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It doesn't matter much for JG's next contract. It could influence him to waive his NTC at the deadline as a rental, while he runs out his current one.