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Originally Posted by Five-hole
When's the last time a superstar player hitting UFA status signed a short term deal? I gotta think it's vanishingly rare. These guys know their earning potential depends on them being healthy. Anything could happen in the next 2 years and McDavid would be leaving $90+ million on the table if he suffered a career-ending injury.
You don't F around with that kind of money.
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I think it would be insane.
Guaranteed $128M (8x16)
vs
Guaranteed $32M (2x16) +
Possible $132M (8x16.5)
He could get injured or sick and miss out on
$96 MILLION. No one in their right mind takes $164M possible dollars instead of a guaranteed $128M. It's not even just a career ending injury. He could get ill like Toews, cancer like Mario, Blood clots, heart conditions - He could lose part of his heel like Karlsson in those 2 years. The risk v reward isn't even close imo.
All the numbers I used are 14% of the cap, which is where he is now and where I think teams will keep it, to try and be competitive. He's McDavid but I don't think any team is going to sign him much higher than that because they'll never have a chance at winning.