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Originally Posted by Oling_Roachinen
I'm just hoping this isn't the case where it ends up actually being 12M or so, and it was leaked at a higher level so fans warm up to the idea of paying him a ton. Similar to how Russell's contract was leaked at 18M but became 16M the next day.
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Called it.
Just remember that before the 13M+ number was released there were Oiler fans expecting him to take 9.7M a year. Those same fans will now be happy with 12.5M a year because it's lower than 13M. And of course McDavid will come out looking like a saint to them.