So all players that sign their contracts early have bad agents, and are cheating themselves if they continue to improve year by year?
I have in no way said or indicated that.
Players that sign early use a smaller sample size, and trade the chance for a better contract with another good season for the immediate safety of a contract. That's nothing new.
Essential Ehlers was stupid to sign and Nylander is smart to not sign.
I have in no way said or indicated that.
I put absolutely no value in that decision. I was talking about how they relate as comparisons only.
So Ehlers and Pastrnak are no longer comparables because they signed and Nylander didn't?
I have in no way said or indicated that.
All I've said is that their production
after signing their contract doesn't change how the contract itself works as a comparison.
If Connor Brown becomes a 100 point player this season, we're not going to use his contract as a comparison for other players, because that's not the player he was when he was signed.
So we shouldn't expect Matthews to sign next summer as he might put up 45-40- 85 points this year, but if he waits until his ELC ends he might score 50 - 50 100 points in year 3 ,win a Rocket and Hart etc and then get > McDavid $$$?
I have in no way said or indicated that.
Not in any way did I make a comment related to what we should expect from upcoming RFAs. All I did was comment on how contracts work as a comparison.
Seriously, Mess, if you want to have a conversation with people, respond to what they actually say. Don't invent stuff that you can argue against.