Best contracts are really hard to game out. you almost have to adjust for ECLs, RFA signings, Re-Signings and UFA raises, and UFA reclamation projects all of these need to exist, and all of them are very different.
Best ECL is almost a moot point, by definition it's the best contract in the league, and normally a Bedard type player.
RFA re-signings , you are going to get $4-5M players like Marchenko, or Batherson putting up almost a PPG.
Re-signing your own UFAs you can get a Franchise Player for the next decade like Makar under $10M which might be unheard of going forward.
Sometimes by picking up another teams legacy player, you can end up with a 60 point Kane for $3-4m while bringing a heap of experience. (not really commenting on if Kane is the experience you want, but he helped lead a team to 3 cups)
Sometimes an $8.7M ageless Crosby who hasn't needed any wage inflation for 2 decades in the best contract in the league, but they are all such different scenarios for both the team, the past, the future, and what everyone needs.
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