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Originally Posted by jayswin
Keep in mind his cap hit is already $11.6, so it's not like it's going to shatter their current cap structure ($13ml AAV would add $1.4m to their cap). This isn't like Colorado having their star go from $6.3mil to $12.6m.
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Matthews and his agent have to know that Draisaitl and McDavid contracts will eclipse his so I would aim higher than $13 million. This is his big payday and I'm not sure he will be happy making only $2 million more a season than a 32 year old John Tavares. He should be starting at a $15 million ask in hopes of settling somewhere near or above $14 million IMO.