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Originally Posted by The Coppernian One
Has this actually ever happened before? Crosby, no. Ovechkin, no. Stamkos, Kane, Toews, Tavares, all no.
I think McDavid signing for league max is wishful/hopeful thinking of a rival fan base. Make no mistake, he's going to get paid. A lot. But is there actually an example of a player having the league max AAV? There are a lot of top end players that the same argument could apply to, but it never happens.
I could actually see him doing the Crosby contract and signing for 9.7 AAV on a front loaded deal (Crosby's was 8.7 if memory serves).
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When Crosby signed for $8.7 million AAV after his ELC, the salary cap was $56.7 million.
Today, the cap is at $73 million. Adjusted for salary cap inflation, Crosby's contract would have been equivalent to $12.5 million AAV today.