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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
I get the sentiment behind “just don’t sign max deals” but I think it’s a mistake to just write it off as something to protect GMs from stupidity.
There are only 4 GMs that have been around for longer than 8 years, and only a third of GMs were hired before 2020. In reality, it’s a competitive, shorter term position when players, more often than not, outlast the people who drafted or signed them.
It’s fine and dandy for a GM to come out and say “I’m not signing any UFA longer than 4 years,” but that puts them at a competitive disadvantage. All it takes is one GM willing to go longer, for any number of reasons, and they stand to lose a good player.
Even good, well respected GMs are signing guys to 5-8 year contracts that take them well into their 30s. This isn’t something exclusive to “stupid” GMs.
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So they get fired all the time and keep giving out stupid contracts. Wonder if those could be related.
You don’t come out and announce that you aren’t going to do something, just do it. If the player takes a huge discount on AAV then a max contract can make sense.
“I’m not signing unless I get a huge deal for max term!!!” Okay, bye Marchessault.