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Originally Posted by united
I think the sweet spot for most teams with Draisaitl would be $7.85 million x 5. Enticing to the player, Oilers overpay by at minimum $1 million/season, and you save a 1st-round pick in the unlikely scenario the Oilers decline to match...
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I think it will be unlikely that Draisaitl signs for under $7.5 m. Tarasenko's second contract has a cap hit of $7.5 m. He scored 73 points the year he signed it, but at the time he was 23-years-old and he plays RW. At the time, his contract was worth 10.5% of the salary cap. Draisaitl scored 77-points this past season, is a centre, and is only 21-years-old until the start of the season. $7.5 m is worth 10% of the salary cap.
Draisaitl is getting +$7.5 from whichever team that signs him.