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Originally Posted by Aarongavey
Do you would listen and be open to signing Makar if he took a significant pay cut from his current salary? Strange but ok, not sure the Flames will get him with the offer of a big paycut. I thought when you referenced the 55-75% of peak production you meant peak production not salary.
At the start of Makar’s salary he made 11% of cap. You would sign him for 55-75% of that percentage value so somewhere between 6-8.25% of the cap. On a 100 million cap that would be somewhere between a 3 million dollar a year pay cut or a 750,000 dollar a year paycut. That would be a hell of a deal.
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We would have to re-run the projection with appropriate comparable players since we did this for Draisaitl, so only put in forwards. The best forwards of the last ~40 years peak around age 22 and are about 55-75% of that peak in their age 30-37 seasons, which is what was up for bids with Draisaitl.
You are paying for the future, not the past. If you want to pay them "thank you" money for earning their last contract, wait until they retire and just give it to them. No need to put the team at a competitive disadvantage in the meantime.