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Originally Posted by N-E-B
I highly doubt they would have. It would have crippled their cap structure. I don't think any team in the NHL has the ability to pay the absolute maximum allowed. Especially if they're serious about winning.
If McDavid demand $15M/year the Oilers would have just let him sit. McDavid knew that. His agent knew it. He took the most he could have realistically expected.
The notion that he took a discount is, frankly, absurd.
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The bolded declarative statement is absurd. There are lots of different opinions with valid arguments...this might be the most absurd time to declare 'only my opinion is right' in the history of the internet.
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Originally Posted by The Yen Man
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.
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Marleau would have just finished his first year of his deal on Mavi's theoretical offer sheet year. Maybe they would have gotten out of it cheaply at that point. Lots of sliding doors moments