It’s September and training camp is two weeks away. Teams are deep into their “informal” practice sessions before camp begins, so the rosters are all set, and everyone’s cap situation is sorted, right?
Nope.
This is all part of the new world of RFA contracts ushered in by Auston Matthews, where players want more money and no longer think the security or status of maximum term contracts works in a long-term strategy to maximize their earnings. It’s not just the players and their agents driving this phenomenon; the CBA also bears some of the blame as well.