I believe he said he'd take a discount with the Avs because he wanted to win with them. He's done that, so no longer an obligation to take a discount. I still think he takes a discount.
Rumor: Dater: MacKinnon Seeking to Be the NHL's Highest Paid Player
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I predict the exact same contract as McDavid (8 x 12.500), and that Matthews will be the one to break that barrier when the time comes.
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MacKinnon hasn't taken a discount on any deal with the Avs yet
TheFinalWord
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He's probably asking for $13M or more and not saying "I want to be the highest paid player.". If he goes to FA, he'll get that money. It sounds more arrogant to say "I want to be the highest paid player" rather than I think market value is $13M (or whatever).
No doubt. Tom Brady also wouldn’t make that much in endorsements without being regarded as the goat.
Can’t compare dollar for dollar with a much larger sport, it’s the principle that taking a little less often means more team success. Patrice Bergeron is another example of a guy who has taken that approach. Unfortunately for him it hasn’t paid the same dividends.
Like I said, ultimately he has to do what he thinks is right.
No lies.
I doubt he would have acted differently had he not married Gisele.
Not sure currently if he is the best player on his team no less to be paid as if he is Connor McDavid.. With that said, if he wants that, I would trade him honestly.
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Well if he's going to sign an 8 year deal at his age it's probably not far fetched. In 3-4 years he probably wouldn't be the highest paid player anymore, as other contracts will be signed that are higher. So him being the highest paid player for a few years really shouldn't surprise people.
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I could see a 12.5 to 13 x 8 contract for McKinnon
Guys a stud and McDavids contract was 5 years ago.
Guys a stud and McDavids contract was 5 years ago.
He took a major discount last contract to win a cup. He won a cup. Pay him now and pay him large. Simple.
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No, he did just that, and they won. Now it's time to get paid.So Much for him saying a while back that he would take a pay cut to help Colorado stay within cap and build and balanced team
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He's left about $26M on the table in his career so far, by my calculations, just so that Colorado can fit more players under the cap, so they can win a cup. And now he won one.
The guy has earned a pay day maybe more than anyone else in the history on the league.
No matter what happens with his next contract, I better not hear a single Avs fan say he cares about money more than winning. He's already proven himself more than anyone else in that regard.
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Doug Prishpreed
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Agreed. And he's only 26 so anything less than $13M is major value.
That's exactly what he daid. He will take a pay cut to give team chance to be competitive.So Much for him saying a while back that he would take a pay cut to help Colorado stay within cap and build and balanced team
No he hasn't. He's extremely driven to win, no question. But he didn't sign on a massive discount, he signed a fair contract in line with similar players at the time, and then he broke out. He's far more valuable than 6.3M, but he didn't "leave" any money on the table for the betterment of the team.
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He didn't "take" a discount. It ended up being a discount. Slight difference.
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I mean he didn’t leave any money on the table though. He signed a deal that was as market value as possible for what he had proven at the time. The Avs just got fortunate that he happened to breakout after signing that contract.
Why do people keep saying he took a major discount on his last deal?
At the time he signed the contract he was a 50-60 point player (he put up 53P in 82GP the first year of the deal) and it was a pretty standard RFA deal for the time for a player with his pedigree
Other RFAs signed around that time
Kucherov 3 years, 4.8M
Gaudreau 6 years, 6.7M
Monahan 7 years, 6.3M
Forsberg 6 years, 6M
Barkov 6 years, 6M
MacKinnon definitely outplayed his contract by a wide margin but to say he took a team friendly deal at the time is not true at all.
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Not to stir anything up, but what's with people saying he "took a discount" on his last contract?
He signed his $6.3 million contract on July 8, 2016 (so right after the 2015/2016 season). His 3 years prior to signing this contract:
2015/2016: 52 points in 72 games (2nd on team /gp)
2014/2015: 38 points in 64 games (7th on team /gp)
2013/2014: 63 points in 82 games (4th on team)
Even his first season after signing the $6.3: 53 points in 82 games.
Obviously he ended up becoming a better player than what his contract was at. But at the time of signing that contract, it was fair value for the player he was at the time.
He signed his $6.3 million contract on July 8, 2016 (so right after the 2015/2016 season). His 3 years prior to signing this contract:
2015/2016: 52 points in 72 games (2nd on team /gp)
2014/2015: 38 points in 64 games (7th on team /gp)
2013/2014: 63 points in 82 games (4th on team)
Even his first season after signing the $6.3: 53 points in 82 games.
Obviously he ended up becoming a better player than what his contract was at. But at the time of signing that contract, it was fair value for the player he was at the time.
TruePowerSlave
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MacKinnon will be basically 28 once the new contracts start. Guy relies heavily on his physical attributes, if there is any regression the contract won't be pretty.
The only reason we hear that he took a major discount is because of how good he is now. Did Draisaitl, Barkov, Gaudreau etc sign on a massive discount too? Nope. They signed for their value at the time but kept progressing.
Doug Prishpreed
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Yes, he definitely did take a contract at the time and everyone knew it, and everyone said it on here. Major discount, even though he hadn't fully broken out yet. He was extremely young still and getting better every game.
People saying he didn't take a major discount must be too young to remember.
People saying he didn't take a major discount must be too young to remember.
He’s gonna set the market for the elite players in the game for the post Covid rising cap era. My guess is 14 x 8 and the following year Matthews comes in just over that at 14.5 then McDavid the year after signs a max contract
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