2025 NHL Free Agency Preliminary Contract Predictions
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Welcome to my preliminary 2025 NHL free agency predictions. The farther ahead you try to predict the future, the more likely you are to be wrong. Last June my first 2024 preliminary predictions were made, but lacked proper adjustments for salary cap increases, under-predicting several deals. This was addressed in my mid-season predictions, which have been far more accurate. Perhaps my 1-year out predictions need to all get a boost because they’re all players under contract for the upcoming season. There is no urgency for the team to sign them by October, so these tend to be the cream of the crop, teams forecasting an increase their market value in the season ahead. There have been plenty of examples where that move was brilliant, and plenty where it completely backfired. Depends on the player.
2025 NHL Free Agency Preliminary Contract Predictions
2025 NHL Free Agency Preliminary Contract…
2025 NHL Free Agency Preliminary Contract Predictions
Welcome to my preliminary 2025 NHL free agency predictions. The farther ahead you try to predict the future, the more likely you are to be wrong. Last June my first 2024 preliminary predictions were made, but lacked proper adjustments for salary cap increases, under-predicting several deals. This was addressed in my mid-season predictions, which have been far more accurate. Perhaps my 1-year out predictions need to all get a boost because they’re all players under contract for the upcoming season. There is no urgency for the team to sign them by October, so these tend to be the cream of the crop, teams forecasting an increase their market value in the season ahead. There have been plenty of examples where that move was brilliant, and plenty where it completely backfired. Depends on the player.