McDavid signed an extension the first possible day he could. He didn't play hardball. He could have gotten every penny he wanted. And what are the Oilers gonna do? Not pay him?
He took a discount, and many said the same thing on July 1, 2017. There is a lot of pressure in the NHL for the best players to take discounts so the team can add more players to win.
Of course, the Oilers repaid the favour by overpaying Nurse and others, but I fail to see how anyone can think taking anything less than max dollars anything but a discount.
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