TheTotalPackage
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- Sep 14, 2006
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I'm a little new to contract discussion, so can someone clear this up for me? Why is everyone saying they'd be ok with this money on an 8-year contract, but not a 5-year? Don't players usually take higher AAV on a shorter contract, and lower AAV on a longer contract? Because on the longer one, they'll get more money guaranteed to them, so they're willing to take a lower AAV?
Isn't the same AAV on a longer contract worse for the team? Or are people banking on AM being insanely good in 5 years and therefore demanding a huge pay raise to stay with the Leafs, so they'd rather have him locked up for longer at 11.6?
Because even as a Leaf fan I don't think he is worth more than $11.5 million.