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Originally Posted by butterfly
Bedard’s age 21-29 seasons are worth $12M to you and Draisaitl’s age 30-37 are worth $14M? That’s the joke of the week.
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That's how the CBA works.
There is only one negotiator for Bedard - the team that drafted him - so he has to sign maybe a little below market value.
If Draisaitl went to open market, there would be multiple teams lining up to offer him that contract.
It's not the same.