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Originally Posted by GioforPM
That's not the worst case. Worst case you have a rookie who scores, say, at a rate of 29 goals and 53 points. So you sign him long term for a bundle (of course that contract only kicks in in his 3rd or 4th pro season). Then he gets worse and worse every year, so that by the time he's in his 5th season (which would probably be the 3rd or 4th of the long term deal) he plays only 40 games and scores 9 points.
Gentlemen, meet Nail Yakupov. Except he wasn't signed long term.
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Ottawa already signed a contract like this and bought the player out before he turned 25 - Colin White.