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Originally Posted by SebC
Which team was going to sign him to an offer sheet for $9.8M at 7 years and give up two first round picks, a second, and a third to do so? If the answer is none of them, then Buffalo overpaid.
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If he repeats his last season surge? Every team in the league does and then they find a way to make him fit.
The guy was outscored by two centers after the All-Star break. McDavid and Backstrom. He doesn't even need to improve to be worth it, he just needs to be as good as he was since the start of 2017.
The only issue, in your scenario, is that it would be four first round picks because of the over 5 year contract rule (which they should have removed when they added contract length limits), and that's the only reason a team should be hesitant. To get an All-Star player in his absolute prime years for 2 first round picks? Steal of the century.
And again, as always people bringing up the 10M a year as though it hasn't been going on for the last decade. Here's some current salaries:
McDavid averages 12.5M a year
Crosby averages over 10.5M a year until he's 35.
Parise averages over 10M a year until he's 35.
Weber averages 11M a year until he's 35.
Suter averages 10M a year until he's 35.
Ovechkin, going forward, makes 10M a year now until he's 35. He signed his contract in 2008 with a cap-hit of 9.5M+.
Price makes 10.5M a year until he's 39.
Lundqvist makes over 10M a year until he's 35.
Kane and Toews make 10.5M a year.
Kopitar averages over 10M a year until he's 35.
Burns is making 10M a year until he's 35 and signed until he's 39.
Benn makes 9.5M a year.
Subban makes 9M a year despite signing while still an RFA.