Speculation: Elephant in the room: Is McDavid going to be the biggest UFA ever in 2026?

[nerevarine]

People say Sam Bennett had a lot to do with inspiring Matthew Tkachuk to sign in Florida. Let’s see what happens when Sam Bennett and Connor McDavid are teammates for Canada.

I think its far more likely sam bennett will sign a 1 yr deal with Edmonton to play with McDavid

 

[Nogatco Rd]

Sigh. Here we go again. Another poster not understanding the economics of the salary cap era.

The pot for salaries is fixed and based on revenue. If one player takes a high salary, another player gets less.

For this reason, there is no intrinsic incentive for the PA to ask an individual player to take more.

Sounds like you think the lowest paid players hold just as much sway in the PA as the highest paid players? I have a really, really hard time believing that.