When will we see the first $20m a year player in the NHL?
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Can you even build a winning roster paying even someone as great as McDavid 20m AAV?
TheBeastCoast
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One day yes. I doubt it is McDavid on his next contract though.
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The cap probably isn't going to be at 100 million when McDavid needs a new contract so it's not going to happen.
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Auston Matthews and McDavid have the same agent
Matthews is on track to be the first $200 million player in the league in salaried earnings
I’m guessing McDavid re-ups at 8
But maybe his agent says we could 3 years, then re-up for 8 years at an older age.
Matthews is on track to be the first $200 million player in the league in salaried earnings
I’m guessing McDavid re-ups at 8
But maybe his agent says we could 3 years, then re-up for 8 years at an older age.
Yeah, definitely. It's harder, but possible.
Vancouver is a good team. Swap out McDavid for EP, and trim ~3M extra of 4th liners, and Vancouver becomes a cup favorite, cap compliant, or just about.
for how long?
quinn will be an ufa one year later and i have my doubts he would resign for less than 8m again. especially when his teammate is getting 20m.
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I dunno. I found the first good team that had a bit of cap room, and found a way to make McDavid fit. There are probably teams in better cap situations than Vancouver over the next few years, where it's even easier to do so.
Not saying it's easy to fit a $20M player, but with the right team format, it's definitely possible.
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I don't think it'll be McDavid. He'll likely get ~ 16M aav for his next contract and he'll be 37 when he signs the deal after that.
It'll probably be one of the newer young stars like Celebrini, Bedard, or McKenna if they reach their potential on their third contracts. I think it's about 8-9 years away before we see it.
It'll probably be one of the newer young stars like Celebrini, Bedard, or McKenna if they reach their potential on their third contracts. I think it's about 8-9 years away before we see it.
Seras
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top player can only make % of the team cap so I think we are about 5 to 10 years away from it
The cap would have to be at least 100M per team in theory and problably alot higher in reality. Maybe around 125-130M.
Based on the rule that no player can sign for more than 20% of the cap hit and the recent history of the biggest stars signing for about 15%-16% of the cap hit.
So if nothing drastic happens it is highly unlikely we will se a player with an AAV of 20M in the next 3-5 years.
I'd say it will be 5-10 years until it happens.
Again things could change but that seems like the likely scenario...
Based on the rule that no player can sign for more than 20% of the cap hit and the recent history of the biggest stars signing for about 15%-16% of the cap hit.
So if nothing drastic happens it is highly unlikely we will se a player with an AAV of 20M in the next 3-5 years.
I'd say it will be 5-10 years until it happens.
Again things could change but that seems like the likely scenario...
jetsforever
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McDavid probably won't hit it on his next contract, and there's seemingly no one as good in the near future to increase it that much, so maybe in 10 years or so.
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McDavid is not the obvious choice. In terms of AAV, no one can reach 20m until the cap reaches 100m, as there is a 20% single player maximum
No, because the maximum allowed next season (if the 92.5 estimates are right) is 18.5m
Hopefully never, the players for all sports deserve to be paid well, but right now the only sport that pays properly is the CFL where most make between 50 to 100 thousand per year, with the stars making 500 thousand to 1 million per year.
TheBeastCoast
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The players are paid based off what the league they play in generates. All your really saying is you would rather the billionaires keep all of the money with thoughts like this.
I agree and that's why players in the NHL won't make as much as NFL players because the NHL doesn't generate as much money. I was pointing out that CFL players make similar to the average person, which seems fair and the other leagues generate more money by charging too much. Think about it how many NHL games can most afford to go to per year? I go every 2 or 3 years, but CFL games I go 4 or 5 per year.
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Cap won't be high enough for McDavid to do it and it's still going to have to be a top of the line player to get it there, Celebrini or Bedard's second deal maybe? (second after ELC I mean)
McKenna might set the record for biggest contract jump, ELC to $15 million or something
McKenna might set the record for biggest contract jump, ELC to $15 million or something
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Someone's gonna get a 20m salary in a contract with a lower AAV. Current highest salary is Matthews at 16.7m, then McKinnon at 16.5m so it's really not that far away.
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A front loaded McDavid extension might even be it.
List of highest-paid NHL players by season - Wikipedia
A front loaded McDavid extension might even be it.
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Will be Hutson. No question. Timing of necessary rise in cap will be perfect.
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