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Originally Posted by The Cobra
I am talking about an agreed upon deal that both parties consider in place. Signed and put into a drawer.
If either can back out if things change, there is nothing wrong with that.
But many posters that they had already agreed to a deal that would make this deal look much better. My point was simply that such a deal could never be binding.
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Not officially binding until officially signed, no. But handshake deals happen often enough that if a team or player went back on it, that would not be a good look for them.
An example would be Kevin Labanc. After a 56 point season, he signed a one year contract with 1 million dollars, which is ridiculous. But San Jose was in cap trouble, and the rumour was they would make it up to him a year later.
The next season he falls to 33 points in 70 games, but San Jose still signs him to a 4-year deal with a 4.725 cap hit. They wouldn't have done it based on the year he had, but it gave further credence to the fact that they were fulfilling something they had agreed to the year before.