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Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald
If you actually believe that, I don't know what to tell you. If there were no period of negotiation prior to free agency opening, then contracts would not be registered with the league office and players signed minutes after the start of the free agent period. Contracts are long and complex. They require time to review and clear up language. The more teams bidding for a player, the longer the process will take. Because the number of immediate signings after free agency starts it is obvious the negotiation window still exists and is heavily used to get deals done.
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An NHL player contract is not complex anymore. For the vast majorities of players there are only 5 variables everything else is predetermined.
Salary, Term, NT/NM, signing bonus vs Salary, Front Loading.
The Language of the contracts is already defined by the CBA.