RFA asking prices

[Brenden-Oregon]

While I agree with how we do bridge contracts (being discussed in another thread), I'm really struggling to understand the signing of players at 75% of their asking price (or highest bid). And that's without the x amount of years discount too.

A couple examples:

Cale Makar: 12 mil asking price. 75% of 12 mil is 9 mil. 9 x .875 (discount for 6 years) = 7.875

Quinn Hughes: 8 mil asking price. 75% is 6 mil. 6 x .875 = 5.25

Why do we do the double discount? What player is going to take over 1/3 less than their asking price?

I know it more than likely can't be changed at this point but the double discount seems a bit excessive. I would think something like 90% of asking price (or highest bid) for non bridged players and no discount for bridged players (still having the x years discount on both though). That way, salaries are more in line with NHL salaries and the bridging of players isn't getting a discount plus the extra years.

A couple examples with the 90% instead:

Cale Makar: 12 mil asking price. 90% of 12 mil is 10.8 mil. 10.8 x .875 (discount for 6 years) = 9.45

Quinn Hughes: 8 mil asking price. 90% is 7.2 mil. 7.2 x .875 = 6.3

That's more in line with what they should be getting in my opinion. Thoughts?

[Phil-Cornwall]

unless that was 'the built in home-town' discount or the start of trying to make that mechanic realistic.

[Brenden-Oregon]

My guess is to deter bids on (atleast) the top RFAs. Makar is probably worth 2 1sts, 2 2nds, and 2 3rds, but why would the rights holding team even entertain taking the compensation when they could be getting a 12 million dollar player with a 90-90 card at less than 8 mil a year for 6 years?

[Dane-Hamilton]

I think current system reflects lesser players well. Vilardi for example 4.4 mil asking after signing discount could get him around 3.1 million and just signed a 2 year @ 3.4 million.

I think the discounts just become massive the higher the asking price. Maybe we cap the discount at say 2 million (random thrown out amount). Essentially anyone asking over 8 million would be in "superstar" territory and their "willingness" to take a discount will lower the better they are.

In that case Makar would be 6 years 8.75. We cap it at 1.5 million discount he'd get 9.18 etc. I do agree a star willing to take 3 mil off asking right off the bat does seem like a ton. But again only the massive signing discount for star players seem to pull us farther from NHL asking prices (7.87 GHL per vs 11.0 NHL in Makar case)

[Scott-New York]

Except if you sign Vilardi right now for 4 years, you leave 2 years on the table vs. signing him to a bridge for a little more now thus keeping him a RFA vs UFA in 4 years