Restricted free agency

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StealthB2X
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Restricted free agency

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Sorry accidentally posted this in the wrong forum.

Exactly how does Arbitration/Restricted Free Agency work?

Playing as the Senators in the 2016-17 season I had a few RFA's coming up, including Curtis Lazar, Mike Hoffman, and Jared Cowen, now I qualified all these players, but only Cowen ended up going to arbitration while Lazar and Hoffman accepted offers from the Red Wings and the Wild. I didn't get any compensation in the form of draft picks, not even a notification that players whose rights I owned were signing elsewhere (other than the typical 'Mike Hoffman accepted an Offer from the Minnesota Wild; Mike Hoffman moves to the Wild')

I'm baffled as to how arbitration works, or any sort of compensation does.

Can someone explain it? :-?
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Joe
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Re: Restricted free agency

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Compensation is based on what the contract is worth. There is a minimum amount required to get compensated so if the contract $ amount didn't meet the minimum you get no compensation. I can't remember if I've ever had one of my RFA's accept an offer sheet. But you are suppose to have 7 days to match offer or choose not to match and get compensated. Go to a trade page with any team and see what draft picks you have to offer.

As far as arbitration goes, a player will choose to have an arbitrator determine a dollar amount and you either agree to sign the player for that amount of that RFA becomes a UFA and you lose the player for nothing.
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Re: Restricted free agency

Post by StealthB2X »

Yeah see, I get how it works in real life.

But when Curtis Lazar signs a multiyear $15 million contract, I not only don't get the option to match the offer, but I also don't get the compensation I should.

He was 'qualified' prior to entering free agency.
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