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Originally Posted by Jason14h
Long contracts only hurt the fans of GM's signing BAD 8 year deals.
You think the Oilers with Connor and Drais were thinking they were hurt locking them up longer at cheaper deals?
https://www.spotrac.com/nhl/contracts
Here is the list of guys signed to 8 year deals (A few players that are on older/pre change rules still this year)
Lots of stinkers but also lots of great deals.
So it is only an issue when you sign the WRONG player(s) to these types of deals.
I am sure Flames fans would love us to get McKenna in 2026 and see him leave for LA or NY or Vegas at Age 26 in his prime after 8 years (5+3)
If anything they should just allow a buyout every 3 years with no cap charge if people are worried about anchor contracts. You could even allow these to be traded! |
Star players will always be able to force GMs to give them the max contract length. The issue gets even worse for less desirable markets, so the 8 years contracts also hurt league parity.
Max length in the NBA is 5 years. The NHL should absolutely decrease max length to 6 years. Give teams the option to buyout the last 2 years of existing 8 year contracts or at least 1 immediate buyout.