I think it was your boy who mixed up post-ELC with UFA, giving UFA amounts in RFA contracts.
But you keep spinning, editing posts, avoiding questions you don't like to answer, and generally trying to defend the indefensible. Good for a laugh if nothing else.
There is really no debate that Dubas didn't understand the difference between RFA and UFA contracts just look at the Tavares 3rd UFA contract and Marner 2nd RFA contract.
Note: 2018-19 League Year, pursuant to the Collective Bargaining Agreement,
Upper Limit of $79.5 million.
Dubas signs Tavares to the highest UFA contract at the time in Salary Cap World at @ $11 mil AAV X 7 years (ALL @ UFA rate) and
Cap Hit% of 13.84% based on $79.5 mil Cap ceiling with $77 mil total,
Note: With the impact on sports revenue associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in North America, there has been a
"flat cap" of $81.5 million from the
2019–20 through the 2022–23 seasons.
Dubas signs Marner to his 2nd contract with the first
4 X years at RFA status and buys 2 years of UFA status in years #5 and #6 with a
Cap ceiling now up to $81.5 mil (+$2 mil higher prior year).
With a +$2 higher cap ceiling Marner RFA contract had a
13.37% Cap Hit vs. Tavares 3rd UFA contract at
Cap Hit % of 13.84% ..
The CH% difference = 0.47
If you extend the Marner contract to 7 years instead of 6 (to equal JT length) Marner would have earned $76.3 mil total vs JT at $77.0 mil ..
The RFA vs. UFA contract difference = $ 700k.
Dubas thought Tavares contract was a UFA contract and Marner's contract was at RFA valued one with 4 X years of cost controalble years based on the minimum difference above on CH% and Total $$, which are
really nearly identical contracts as the numbers show..
PS. Of course the Marner RFA contract was only 6 years by design because Marner wanted to line-up for a raise in year #7 and beyond when he was a full RFA.. The rumour amount now $12 mil on his next deal and if you take Marner 2nd contract $65.41 mil total (6 years ) + year #1 of new deal = 7 years to match JT length = $77.41 mil > JT at $77.0 mil total. So Marner will earn more on his RFA 2nd contract than JT will on his full UFA deal.