Edmonton is No Good XII: "I Dunno.. it's Just Not Good."

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Originally Posted by CedarMeter

How much will he be paid a year if Mcdavid takes the same % of the cap as his last contact?

It depends... He signed his current deal in the summer of 2017, but it didn't start until 2018-19.

When he signed it, the cap was $75 million, so his $12.5 cap hit was 16.67% of the cap. When it started, the cap was $79.5 million, so his cap was 15.72% of the cap.

• The cap for 2025-26 is $95.5 million. 16.67% of that is $15.91 million.
• The cap for 2026-27 has already been announced and will be $104 million. 15.72% of that is $16.35 million.
• If he asked for 16.67% of next year's cap, it would be $17.33 million.

Draisaitl's $14 million is the highest cap hit in the NHL this season.

[Fighting Banana Slug]

I can't see it less than $16 mil. Remember the last go round, the fart sniffing media floated the idea of his last deal would be at $15 mil/year, so when it was announced at $12.5 mil it looked like a discount. I am thinking we start hearing rumours of $18-20 mil, and he will sign in the 16.5-17.5 range.

Edit: Much depends on the term, of course.