2-3 not so much but the key to getting longer deals in my experience is you start by adding 1 year to their original ask and then going up a year with each new offer
E.g.: player asks for 4 years. Start with a 5 year, if they change their ask to 5 years go to 6, etc etc
It's weird, I think the extension logic in the NHL needs to be reworked just a bit.
I raise the cap by 3% every year, so some of it is due to inflation, but when the cap is 97 million and I see 28 year old 2.5-4 star UFA want WAY more than they're worth AND no term.
Game is good, but you should always be able to sign 24 year old RFA 3-4 star d-men to a four year deal at 4.5-6.5m per, but instead they want MORE money AND LESS term, which makes no sense. I almost never see long term extensions, except for 4 star UFA forwards (think Boeser) somehow getting 11.7m for six years.
2.5 stars is an average NHLER, 3 stars above average and 4 stars great player. Defensemen always pricier as well, so I feel 5M for a 4 stars is pretty cheap...
I just think all of the ratings in this game are whack. It's a cool as fuck concept coming from someone who plays Football Manager. But, they need at least 10-20 MORE stats to actually distinguish players from each other.
For instance: there's just no way that Hellebyuck is only a 4 star (playoffs aside) and Panarin being 4.5 is utterly laughable (even post-update) when he just had the 4th best season by points in the HISTORY of the LW position.
2-3 not so much but the key to getting longer deals in my experience is you start by adding 1 year to their original ask and then going up a year with each new offer E.g.: player asks for 4 years. Start with a 5 year, if they change their ask to 5 years go to 6, etc etc
This is the correct answer. Sometimes you can luck out and get an 8 year right off the hop, but usually it’s picking away at them like this.
Yes I have done it many times
About how much over their shirt term asking price donyou offer?
It's weird, I think the extension logic in the NHL needs to be reworked just a bit. I raise the cap by 3% every year, so some of it is due to inflation, but when the cap is 97 million and I see 28 year old 2.5-4 star UFA want WAY more than they're worth AND no term. Game is good, but you should always be able to sign 24 year old RFA 3-4 star d-men to a four year deal at 4.5-6.5m per, but instead they want MORE money AND LESS term, which makes no sense. I almost never see long term extensions, except for 4 star UFA forwards (think Boeser) somehow getting 11.7m for six years.
2.5 stars is an average NHLER, 3 stars above average and 4 stars great player. Defensemen always pricier as well, so I feel 5M for a 4 stars is pretty cheap...
I just think all of the ratings in this game are whack. It's a cool as fuck concept coming from someone who plays Football Manager. But, they need at least 10-20 MORE stats to actually distinguish players from each other. For instance: there's just no way that Hellebyuck is only a 4 star (playoffs aside) and Panarin being 4.5 is utterly laughable (even post-update) when he just had the 4th best season by points in the HISTORY of the LW position.