dont care what anybody thinks i dont believe yzerman's ''red council'' leaks ONE word out , its not the way yzerman thinks !
but concerning a big ufa signing , cap hit and term arent the biggest factors . the biggest factor is trade clause because if we can move a big ufa say near the end of his second year for a good pick it becomes a free way to add a good asset . so i dont care if we over pay as long as hes not given a ' kenny special ' full no trade clause .
Kenny didn't give full NTCs for last years on the contract.
There was always modified years in the end.
Clear logic, if the team is bad, there's an option for a player to get traded to contender.
Yzerman has given more full NTCs for Tampa players than Holland did give for Detroit players.
Current Holland-made contracts in the team.
DeKeyser contract
1st year, no NTC (can't get that as RFA)
2nd year, NTC
3rd year, NTC
4th year, NTC
5th year (season 2020-21) modified NTC (can block 10 teams)
6th year, modified NTC
Abdelkader full NTC years are also gone, his modified clause won't even exist anymore, because of "missing the playoffs" - clause.
Helm was structured same way.
"Helm's No Trade Clause for the 2019-20 & 2020-21 season was voided as a result of the club not making the playoffs in the 2018-19 season."
Yzerman-given contracts
Filppula
1st year, NTC
2nd year, modified NTC (can block 8 teams)
Same model, that contract is just an asset built for a trade.