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Originally Posted by jayswin
The one year deal to sign a big deal next year to help this year's cap situation is mostly a fan invention that never happens with star players.
Major injuries would be the biggest concern, also players and they're agents tend to be very business like in getting contracts and rarely help the team even though they want them to win a cup.
Tkachuk is eligible for about as much as you could possibly imagine coming off an amazing first few years and specifically last season. His list of cons for a one year deal are
- Natural dip in production (very possible)
- Minor injury hurting next year's totals (very possible)
- Medium injury really hurting next year's totals and possibly casting questions of reoccurrence depending on injury (possible)
-Major injury writing off year, leaving big questions about lingering effects upon returning and the rest of career (slightly possible but not huge chance)
career threatening injury (not very possible, but still there)
The list of pros is
- Helps the guy he's negotiating with
There's a reason you rarely see this and almost never with stars.
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The only way it happens is if the AAV is very high ensuring a high QO for the next deal. So 1 year $8 million or something like that to provide the security for the next contract or you get to be UFA.