The more I thought about this provision, the less meaningful it seemed: Article 8.6(d), “A Bona Fide Offer … remains open to the player for at least thirty (30) days after receipt of the offer by the Player.” The rule pertains justto entry-level contracts.
I mean, if your agent is even halfway decent, you’re going to want to sign the offer right away, right? Don’t the good ones usually get it done within an hour (Teemu Selanne’s 1-year pro-rated deal and Ryan Getzlaf’s midyear extension come to mind; both players characterized the
“negotiations” as smooth and quick.) And the longer you go on without signing an offer the team’s made to you, the more you seem like a bit of an ass, no?
