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Originally Posted by Mull
Some dumb questions
Seen some posters here wanting a player 24 years or younger- is this a magic number that allows for a good contract before FA, or just a arbitrary RFA age?
Whats with Jan 1? Confused. I thought I saw other teams can offer contacts then to him even if he is under contract with us?
Thanks!
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24yrs & younger basically implies they're either on their ELC, or first contract and may still be an RFA at the end... in other words players we'd have more contract control with than someone who's soon a UFA. The other angle is just that we're trading away a young player who was supposed to be a big part of the core for the team for a while, so need to replace that. Don't get older.
Jan 1 (or around then, has moved around a bit over the covid seasons) is when players who sign an arbitration-awarded contract are eligible to sign an extension. So in this case, if the Flames sign Tkachuk to only the 1year deal assigned by the arbitrator, then trade him, he can't sign an extension right away.
- This is why I think he gets traded before the arbitration date.