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Originally Posted by InternationalVillager
I am literally trying to tell you that is not how contracts are negotiated.
Teams don't say he is 30 years old for more than 75 out of the 82 games plus the playoffs so he is a 30 years old.
It goes off DAY ONE age. Slice it up however you want. That's what is used for contract negotiations + Draft Year.
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I doubt Draisaitl's age is listed anywhere in his contract. The contract will say it covers the time period for the NHL calendar starting July 1 2025 - June 30 2033.
His age isn't likely listed anywhere in a contract.
Also nobody here really gives a crap about the "contract age" what matters is the age is will be for the majority of that season which is 30 years old.
It's the same thing with Rasmus Andersson, when most Flames fans have been talking about his next contract we aren't saying it starts when he's 29. We are saying he will be 30 when it starts because he will turn 30 on October 27th of that first season of his new deal.
If Craig Conroy is negotiating that contract with Andersson and saying "Oh yeah this is a great deal because we are covering your 29-36 year old seasons" then he would be an idiot.
If the player's birthday is in March then you'd have a point, but when it's October like this then it's foolish to look at it any other way.