Why dont they try something like reverse pro rating? Rather then saying with an extra 10ish games they were on pace to score xx amount of goals/points. Why don't they say, you currently have a pace of xx, and the reverse prorated rate over that same 70 games would be equivalent to.
I guess as an example. Player A gets bonus at 20 goals over 82 games. Currently played 70 games and has 18 goals on the season. 20 goals over the course of a season is a .244 goals per game pace. They then take a look at what they have already done, so they arent predicting future performances. So when they look at 18 goals over 70 games, they get a goals per game pace of .257. Therefore Player A outperformed his bonuses and is due. The same thing can be applied to trades. Ultimately it makes no difference however it seems some of you guys are going crazy saying you can't predict the future. Blah blah blah. So, way I see it, terms were made under the impression of a full season, so pro-rate the terms.
Anyway, my two cents.
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