Malkinstheman
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Dreger: McDavid may cost 14 million
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The Bored Man
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Yeah, after they won something. Making this deal before winning the cup is suicide in terms of being able to build a team around him good enough to be a contender. Once you've won everything in the hockey world, then sign the crippling contract. At that point it's worth it
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You'd appreciate Sid a lot less if someone wasn't smart enough to be sure he could be extended prior to the CBA being changed.
Sid took very close to max on his first deal (17.3% of the cap, max is 20), and got max on his second deal for the first few UFA years (12M of a 60M cap).
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oXo Cube
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If the Hawks can make 2 players for 21M work, then the Oilers can too.
Especially given that our players are better.
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That's why I put the Edmontonians first, recall, Teddy didn't want to pay either.
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Dreger already back pedalling, thinks he knows he might've bite more off than he can chew here.
Stamkos was supposed to get $11 mill last year too.
Stamkos was supposed to get $11 mill last year too.
DisgruntledHawkFan
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Recall, Teddy's goons got up to murder the kid but Teddy stopped them and told them to pay him.
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If the Hawks can make 2 players for 21M work, then the Oilers can too.
Especially given that our players are better.
The Hawks really aren't making it work though. They're in cap trouble
I don't see what the big deal is. 14 mil wouldn't be crippling, the cap has been going up every year and will continue to do so. McDavid turns scrubs like Maroon into top 6 forwards. Obviously if you're the Oilers you negotiate, but they should be just fine with anything in the 12-14 mil AAv range on a long term deal. Anything less would be an absolute gift.
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Ladies and gentlemen... the reason Wayne Gretzky was traded.
You aren't worth ____ so take _____ tops or bye bye.
$15 million was all it took to get Gretzky. $14 million (per year) might be the straw that gets McDavid out of Edmonton.
Take it easy guys, I'm having fun with how cheap Edmonton is with their incredible players.
Well he has to do that before we just assume he will get similar money. What if Matthews never pushes into that 90-100 point plateau? Leafs would be in a tough spot if we payed Matthews close to Mcdavid and he doesn't produce at a similar rate.
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Well yeah, but cap wise we're pretty screwed regardless of whether McD wants 14 or 12 or 9 or 25.
Just comes with the territory of having a lot of good players. Point is, I'd want to follow their model of locking in your core at whatever price is necessary and then figuring out everything else after that.
Before people go nuts, Dreger one year ago was saying $12 million per for Stamkos .... he ended up signing for $8.5 mill per.
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The Toews and Kane comparisons don't really line up, they made 6.5 on their RFA contract.
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If the Hawks can make 2 players for 21M work, then the Oilers can too.
Especially given that our players are better.
Ya but their 2 best defencemen signed before the new CBA. That helps them a lot. Can't forget that.
The Bored Man
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How much money did Stamkos turn down to pass on signing in Toronto last summer?
The place where an 80-point scoring cancer survivor can be run out of town because he dared to eat a hot dog? Better hope you never have a bad season, Auston.
Yzerman's best negotiating move was to wait for Stamkos meet the Leafs.
