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Originally Posted by getbak
Also, the actual salaries on Kane and Toews' contracts for the first three seasons are at the maximum 20% of the available cap that was allowed on the day they signed their new contracts ($13.8M on a $69M cap).
Their cap hit is lower because their annual salaries decline in the later years of their contracts once they're over the age of 30.
If McDavid signs an 8 year second contract, he'll only be 29 when it expires. There should be no expectation that he'd take less money at the end of the deal when those should be his prime years. They might be able to convince him to take a little less for the RFA years of the contract, but that should be a hard sell when he's been leading the Art Ross race most of the season in only his second pro year.
If he signs for anything less than whatever 20% of the cap is on the day he signs, that has to be considered a big win for the Oilers.
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I believe the most recent CBA put in a stipulation that actual salary can only deviate by 5% from the AAV. This was designed as a way to keep GM's from signing front loaded contracts.
If McDavid signs a contract for 20% of the salary cap, he's going to need to make near 20% the whole way. However, I would guess the actually salary isn't an issue for Edmonton. It will always be an issue of cap management.