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Originally Posted by Northendzone
WAR - what is is good for?
In my opinion the McDavid and Drai deals were pretty good as both players really blossomed, and if they they were heading into FA say this July McD might be getting a $16m contract
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At some point the player begins to price himself out of any team that has aspirations of building something around him. Even at his current salary, the Oilers are having significant issues with a decent support cast because of the flat cap. Some of this is certainly self-inflicted with other poor signings, but it doesn't help matters.
How many teams can actually toss out a 16M AAV to McDavid if he were a FA? Teams that are at least competitive anyway? Any that can, are likely doing so at the expense of at least 2 solid players.