HabsRuleForever Posted June 29, 2017 Report Share Posted June 29, 2017 This will handcuff the Oilers for a long time. http://www.tsn.ca/talent/mcdavid-closing-in-on-massive-contract-extension-1.791267 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_T_L Posted June 29, 2017 Report Share Posted June 29, 2017 Stupid deal on their part IMO. There was no precedent for that type of contract before and now they've just opened up a big can of worms with this deal. I can just see other GM's cringing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maas_art Posted June 30, 2017 Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 20 hours ago, H_T_L said: Stupid deal on their part IMO. There was no precedent for that type of contract before and now they've just opened up a big can of worms with this deal. I can just see other GM's cringing. Well, imho you wont see another player as good as CM for a while so it shouldnt set too much of a precident but its still dumb. Im frankly surprised a guy like CM would even want that much. I mean - i get it - we all want as much as we can have, but as a hockey player you also want a chance to win the cup. A deal like this is may just kill that chance. Thats nearly 20% of the cap to one player, 80% to the other 20+ players. Yikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manatee-X Posted June 30, 2017 Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 I don't really get the reasoning behind giving a contract so big and so long at this point in his career. Why not start with a shorter contract? The usual argument against a bridge deal is that the player will only get better and will cost you more later. But if you're already giving him the league maximum, well, you can't really get much higher at that point. So why lock him up for eight years now at the max, when you could do a shorter (and maybe more cap-friendly) deal now and then grab some extra UFA years by signing him for eight later? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_T_L Posted July 1, 2017 Report Share Posted July 1, 2017 Already having an impact. Draisaitl rumoured to be looking for 9 to 10 mill deal long term. Obviously using the McDavid deal as a comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-2 Posted July 1, 2017 Report Share Posted July 1, 2017 2 hours ago, H_T_L said: Already having an impact. Draisaitl rumoured to be looking for 9 to 10 mill deal long term. Obviously using the McDavid deal as a comparison. That's insane. 2 players, close to 27% of the cap???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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