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Originally Posted by Jay Random
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If that's true, then Andersson won't be able to sign an 8-year deal even now because his next contract won't kick in until 2026. However, it looks like Stankoven's new contract is an 8-year deal that starts in 2026, so that information isn't fully correct.
Until the new CBA is ratified and released to the public, we're only guessing what the restrictions will be. I suspect the new contract lengths will take effect on July 1 next year, but players in the final year of their current contracts will be able to sign 8-year deals up until June 30, 2026. Since the new CBA won't technically take effect until mid-September next year, it's possible that will be the date the change takes effect.