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The Yen Man · 10-04-2022, 01:45 PM

Max contract at the time was what? $14M? That's $1.5M more than what McDavid got, and $4M more than what they ended up signing Nylander for. I highly doubt the $1.5M would make or break a team and need the rest of the team at ELC and league min guys. Agree to disagree, but I'm firmly of the belief that had McDavid waited till he was RFA, Leafs would have been the first team to throw the max salary and term at him, and then work out the other contracts later. At that time, they still had Matthews and Marner making ELC for one more year, and most likely would have traded Nylander to recoup some of their 1st round picks they gave up for McDavid.

Edit: Sorry, mistead Nylander's contract, his cap hit is $7M. My point still stands. They would have traded Nylander to cover for part of McDavid's salary. And who knows, they may have played more hardball with Marner in the next summer rather than just hand him the $10.9M deal.

10-04-2022, 01:45 PM	#99
The Yen Man Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Calgary Exp:	Max contract at the time was what? $14M? That's $1.5M more than what McDavid got, and $4M more than what they ended up signing Nylander for. I highly doubt the $1.5M would make or break a team and need the rest of the team at ELC and league min guys. Agree to disagree, but I'm firmly of the belief that had McDavid waited till he was RFA, Leafs would have been the first team to throw the max salary and term at him, and then work out the other contracts later. At that time, they still had Matthews and Marner making ELC for one more year, and most likely would have traded Nylander to recoup some of their 1st round picks they gave up for McDavid. Edit: Sorry, mistead Nylander's contract, his cap hit is $7M. My point still stands. They would have traded Nylander to cover for part of McDavid's salary. And who knows, they may have played more hardball with Marner in the next summer rather than just hand him the $10.9M deal. Last edited by The Yen Man; 10-04-2022 at 01:50 PM.