OOTP Developments Forums - View Single Post - Should free agents demand bigger contracts?

geisterhome · 02-17-2019, 04:23 PM

Ok so I get the thing with the money, but still shouldn't some players ask for longer term deals? Especially those good 28,29 year old players. Like most them accepting often 3 year deals doesn't seem realistic. I really don't think its off by much but still.

Examples, real life, from last 2 years, all solid to good players, no real stars:

James Neal 30, 5 years
Alzner 28 5 years
Radulov 30, 5 years
Shattenkirk 28, 4 years
Perron 30, 4 years
Van riemsdyk 29, 5 years
Radulov 30 5 years

Guys in that mold in my recent save:
Silfverberg 3, years
Skinner, 3 years
Simmonds, 3 years
Lee, 3 years
Gardiner, 3 years
Nelson 3 years
And the deals don't look like they took money over term.

Only guy on that level that got smth longer was Jordan Eberle, he got 5 years.
I'd have liked to see 1-2 more of those getting 5 years, 1-2 getting 4 years.

On top of that those real stars like Karlsson, Bobrovsky, Panarin, all of them got 6 year deals in my most recent save. I feel some of them will get longer deals in real life in the upcoming free agency.
If in game one of them got 6 another 7 and one an 8 year deal would have been closer to real life.

02-17-2019, 04:23 PM	#5
geisterhome Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 286	Ok so I get the thing with the money, but still shouldn't some players ask for longer term deals? Especially those good 28,29 year old players. Like most them accepting often 3 year deals doesn't seem realistic. I really don't think its off by much but still. Examples, real life, from last 2 years, all solid to good players, no real stars: James Neal 30, 5 years Alzner 28 5 years Radulov 30, 5 years Shattenkirk 28, 4 years Perron 30, 4 years Van riemsdyk 29, 5 years Radulov 30 5 years Guys in that mold in my recent save: Silfverberg 3, years Skinner, 3 years Simmonds, 3 years Lee, 3 years Gardiner, 3 years Nelson 3 years And the deals don't look like they took money over term. Only guy on that level that got smth longer was Jordan Eberle, he got 5 years. I'd have liked to see 1-2 more of those getting 5 years, 1-2 getting 4 years. On top of that those real stars like Karlsson, Bobrovsky, Panarin, all of them got 6 year deals in my most recent save. I feel some of them will get longer deals in real life in the upcoming free agency. If in game one of them got 6 another 7 and one an 8 year deal would have been closer to real life. Last edited by geisterhome; 02-17-2019 at 04:33 PM.