Nothing to do with having the stones to wait it out
The economics of the game makes it easier to ink now and secure your families for life
This isnt the NFL or the NBA where a mediocre QB gets 30 mil but put up a better year and your hitting 50 +
A good player exiting his ELC can have a 100 mil difference over a contract with a breakout year in the NBA , hockey is not in the same stratosphere.
Players in the Beniers or Slaf tier inked big money and term when both didnt produce much and had whispers of bust
Why wait and hope for more when at 29 you have another huge payday if your still good
Last year all the stars inked because they could get the 8th year and take them into their later thirties when decline sets in
Nobody knows the future just like hundreds of millions were lost due to covid and some players never got their final bag .
Get your security when you can and dont worry about maybe leaving money on the table and risk injury or poor performance
