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Originally Posted by Locke
I've said it before but its the Drum I will keep banging.
Austin Matthews.
He knows the Cap continually rises and he wants his cut of it, so he doesnt take long deals.
I know hockey players are always concerned about their Health and Productivity which explains the proclivity for long-term/high-dollar deals. They want to be set for life.
Matthews is willing to gamble. Take a certain percentage of Cap for a shorter term so the next time he signs for a similar percentage he's taking a bigger slice of a bigger pie.
Its brilliant. Yeah, he protects himself with signing bonuses etc. but I like his attitude towards his Career as an opportunity.
Nobody wants Draisaitl for $13.5M or whatever from 30-38. Thats insane.
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Wait, what?
It's definitely less than ideal if you're choosing which years to have a player. But if Draisaitl goes to free agency there will be a rush of teams lining up with offers and a bunch more teams behind that going "****, I wish we could make the cap work for this contract but we're simply too tight".