tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6676139083106872096.post8195711775091147122..comments2024-03-18T14:48:59.868-04:00Comments on Driving Play: On The Practice Of Signing Players To Contracts A Year Before Their Current Contract ExpiresChasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15818442698846247118noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6676139083106872096.post-42470509315706752892011-10-18T14:02:23.295-04:002011-10-18T14:02:23.295-04:00I didn't spell it out, but I did obliquely men...I didn't spell it out, but I did obliquely mention it when I praised the thinking behind the Myers, Tavares, and JVR deals - that the player is taking on some risk there, but also exchanging some risk. Maybe I'll add that in.<br /><br />I really have no idea what was going on with JVR in the playoffs, but it seems like the Flyers got duped. I didn't do research on it per se, but it looked like JVR had the best shots/game ever for a single playoff year of anyone who played 10 or more playoff games. Put another way, I happened to see that John Madden led the 2003 playoffs with 77 shots on goal. JVR had 70 in half as many games. You know all this already, but it looks like JVR is basically the same player so far this regular season as he was last, and I've really got no idea what could explain his performance. I don't think it's normal in-season for players to have 10 game stretches where they shoot at double their shot rate.Triumphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00591565610296063799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6676139083106872096.post-15439527435172473352011-10-18T13:54:39.204-04:002011-10-18T13:54:39.204-04:00Good article, though there's a reason for disc...Good article, though there's a reason for discount you didn't cover: it's the flip side of the risk.<br /><br />If the player waits until the end of the year to sign the deal, he is taking on all of the risk of injury and underperformance. If he signs the deal early, he transfers that risk to the team. The insurance against injury/underperformance that he thereby receives has some monetary value, and his contract should therefore come at a bit of a discount relative to what he would get at the end of the year.<br /><br />Also, "with the exception of Van Riemsdyk since that contract is insane" makes me sad. In no small part because it reminds me how equally insane the Flyers fanbase is for universally liking the deal.BSH EricThttp://broadstreethockey.comnoreply@blogger.com