Edited Oct. 27, 2021 at 12:48 p.m.
Quoting: HOCKEYBOY448
I perfectly understand that he can’t go to arbitration this year. I’d rather have him signed for 3 years at $2.5-3.5 mil than league min next year and then have to deal with arbitration next year where he could potentially get double that depending on how he performs next year.
Ya, like I said, teams don’t do that unless it’s a long term deal. 6-8-10 years. Maybe NY will be the 1st in history to skip two RFA’s years for a 3 year contract. My opinion, they just make him his QO.
Ohh and btw, Kakko needs this 60 plus game season, plus 1 more 60 plus game season to qualify for arbitration rights.
**Kakko Arbitration: 2 additional pro-years required.
So you’d be paying him 3.25M for 2 seasons when he’d only should be making 875k-950K on his rookie contract still.
And for a player in his 1st year with arbitration, to get a 3.25M contract awarded is great for that 1st year in arbitration. So 99.999% likely, Rangers save nothing, unless he’s awarded a 9M contract in his 1st arbitration year..lol.
Again, u might want to do some reading. And again, that’s why teams don’t forgo those RFA years unless it’s a long term deal(6-8-10 years deal).