I don't think it will be the 40 million that some have reported for all 3 their window is now, four-year deals make no sense because if they have a career-ending injury they leave multi-millions on the table, they also want to win and you cannot have that with the rest of the roster on league minimums and 1 million contracts, and anything can happen with the world a depression where it would kill league revenues
Yaremchuck started that nonsense on Oilers nation months ago thinking it was a brilliant idea , for Drai to get the most out of the next 8 years and it's a completely stupid number 1 as I have posted before I'm sure Klefbom was quite happy signing long term after his injury, other like Savard and Weber and others . Number 2 Drais numbers could easily start dropping after 4 years as he would be 34 looking for a new contract
Name the last player that took max cap percentage
this post aged well lmaoHow the Draisaitl contract looked to people when it was signed. Some interesting takes.
Draisaitl @ 8.5/8yrs vrs Matthews @ 11.63/5yrs
The question is not who is the better player. The question is whether Matthews is worth another 3.13 million over 3 less years. That's 36% more over three less years. Who do you choose?forums.hfboards.com
I don't think anyone really knows. The advantage for Drai doing a 4 year deal could be getting another 8 year deal on his next contract. It likely wouldn't be as high AAV as this contract, even with the inflation, due to age, but it wouldn't shock me if he wants this next 4 years to be his competitive years, winning cups while getting highly paid, and then getting a retirement contract of 8 years where he can still make good money, still hopefully compete, while his role on his team gradually decreases until he can find a way to go on LTIR at the end of his contract.. I think he would have signed if it was as simple as doing $14M X 8 years, so there's probably something somewhere that he is haggling on. I wouldn't blame him for wanting that $14M number too, to be the highest paid in the league for a year until Connor re-signs.
That would be something spectacular, these boards would melt down. Calgary and Vancouver fans would be dropping loads in their pants, not even caring because they're crying so hard.
"mcdavid should be playing with scrubs similar to hyman."this post aged well lmao
Draisaitl @ 8.5/8yrs vrs Matthews @ 11.63/5yrs
I'd love to see McDavid without Draisaitl Without 1.88 With 3.66
I think McDavid is tired of being highest paid with no cups. I think he rather have the highest paid endorsements and a cup at this point
Once again...Why does the PA care? The pot is fixed. Every dollar McDavid leaves on the table is split between all NHLPA members. Every extra dollar he takes comes out of everyone else' pocket.
The PA cares for bargaining power. Future CBA negotiations, future player contracts. Everyone uses other current contracts for negotiations. Players taking discount HURTS future player negotiations. People don't care as much when players sign cheap 1 or 2 year deals. But when they lock in for 8 years they sure do.
On some level I could see the PA being keen on keeping a merit based looking list of comparables. That said no one is taking enough of a pay cut I feel to make this a serious concern.
What player in their right mind would sign that with like 110 million dollars on the table.
Well if that was the case they would have flipped out over Crosby signing a cap friendly 2nd contract
Wasn't Crosby coming off back to back seasons with concussion like symptoms when he signed that deal?
Explain to me how one player's salary being say $1-2M lower than it may otherwise have been if said player had pressed harder impacts CBA negotiations, especially within a system where revenues are shared via a fixed pot.
