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Originally Posted by 442scotty
Massive overpay lol
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Not really. With him they are on the cusp of being a cup contender. Without him, they are the Flames. For the Wild the contract is worth every penny at least for the first half of the deal. The salary cap is going up quite a bit in the future and in a couple of years this contract will become the norm for franchise players and first to break through usually initially looks bad but ends up aging well.
There's no way McDavid can accept less than this contract so definitely makes things more difficult for the Oilers given the available cap space they have to pay him and improve the roster.