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Originally Posted by Bingo
Another interesting factor in this RFA bubble is the hold out and what it does to cap space.
Fiddled with Nylander's numbers a bit and tried to make sense of it, but it doesn't quite add up (must be a nuance I'm unaware of).
But the bottom line is this.
He signed December 1st missing 26 games.
His contract is listed as a 6 year deal with a 7.5 AAV
AAV in year one was 10.2
AAV in the final 5 years is 6.692
So it looks like a player that signs late results in a bigger cap hit in year one, and then a reduced cap hit the rest of the way.
That hurts a team without cap space.
But it also hurts the players, as they fit on less and less teams in the league as time goes by.
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This was Nylander's intent.
He was too young to qualify for no-trade protection and so wanted his contract as tough to move as possible.
he didn't want to sign for ~6 and then get moved to Carolina for a defenseman.
By holding out he made his cap hit much harder to move. keeping him in Toronto.