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SuperMatt18 · 07-14-2017, 06:03 PM

I do find the Draisaitl cap situation interesting.

Draisaitl produced 77% of what McDavid did last year, 85% of what he did if you include playoffs too.

So that means if you are Draisaitls agent you are making a production comparison that means a cap hit of between $9.6M and $10.6M.

That is too much for sure but how low can you really grind him down before it creates an issue between each side. Get him down to $8M...probably not since it's going to be tough to tell him he's worth 2/3 what McDavid is.

Might be able to be him in around $9M but that still means a big contract.

07-14-2017, 06:03 PM	#7340
SuperMatt18 Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Calgary, AB Exp:	I do find the Draisaitl cap situation interesting. Draisaitl produced 77% of what McDavid did last year, 85% of what he did if you include playoffs too. So that means if you are Draisaitls agent you are making a production comparison that means a cap hit of between $9.6M and $10.6M. That is too much for sure but how low can you really grind him down before it creates an issue between each side. Get him down to $8M...probably not since it's going to be tough to tell him he's worth 2/3 what McDavid is. Might be able to be him in around $9M but that still means a big contract.