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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
I think we would because the highest paid player in the league who's not the best player or even top 3 in the league would be discussed regardless of his nationality. It's not his fault McDavid is kind of dull in thinking he owed the Oilers a massive discount on his services as McDavid should be the highest paid player in the history of the NHL right now but it is what it is. He's the Wild's best player and in a league where there's plenty of non-difference makers making $5+ million (Flames are paying over $10 million for Sharangovich and Farabee). I still don't have an issue with the contract as for the Wild, Kaprizov is the difference between contending for the division and not making the playoffs.
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Kaprizov is a top 5 player IMO. McDavid, Makar, Mackinnon, Kucherov, Kaprizov. And outside of McDavid, they all signed 3-5 years ago.
There aren't a lot of comparables for him: Kucherov and Panarin will be except they are going to be 33 and 34. Marner signed for less but he's playing in a non tax state, for a perennial contender, and he's not quite as good. Rantaten is similar. Draisaitl, except he had to make room for his buddy.