bustaheims
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First real monster deal from the new cap reality. Kaprizov is good, but this is an insane amount of money. $3M more on the cap than the next highest deal.
Kaprizov resets market with new deal
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First real monster deal from the new cap reality. Kaprizov is good, but this is an insane amount of money. $3M more on the cap than the next highest deal.
Frank E
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Seems as though the Wild were up against it.
herman
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That's Wild. Their next highest cap hit is Brock Faber, at 50% of Kaprizov next season.
386 pts in 319 GP vs 442 pts in 342 GP for Auston Matthews in that same time span (just to comp in a familiar top end player with injury history), with significantly less offensive insulation down the roster and as a winger. He's good enough to put Minnesota in the mushy middle so they won't have easy access to big ticket picks, but will now eat up so much cap they'll have difficulty elevating the roster through the market significantly enough to truly compete.
Feels like a pretty big poison pill.
386 pts in 319 GP vs 442 pts in 342 GP for Auston Matthews in that same time span (just to comp in a familiar top end player with injury history), with significantly less offensive insulation down the roster and as a winger. He's good enough to put Minnesota in the mushy middle so they won't have easy access to big ticket picks, but will now eat up so much cap they'll have difficulty elevating the roster through the market significantly enough to truly compete.
Feels like a pretty big poison pill.
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Balls of steel on this guy for turning down $16mil x 8 earlier.
dappleganger
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For once, it's not the Leafs going off the charts. 17.80% of next season's projected cap. That's tough to build around. I think the Leafs know from experience this won't work. Depth scoring... forget about it. A united team, forget about it. Meaningful roles for everyone, forget about it. Enjoy the spectacle and don't expect results.
Is JFresh forgetting that Kaprizov doesn't exist in a vacuum?
leafsjunkie
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Leafs won't have to pay him that much. He'll leave some $ on the table.
dappleganger
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My guess is McDavid's next salary will be $16m/year.
Guilt Trip
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You're being sarcastic right? Kaprizov is going to make 17M next season. McD is making at least 2M more then that.
dappleganger
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No, I think McDavid cares more about winning than maximizing his earning potential. I think he'll take less than he could possibly get (like he did on his last contract) to be able to have a more competitive team behind him.
OldTimeHockey
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I think McDavid takes a lower number than expected but shorter term.
Guilt Trip
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He may take less then he could make but I don't see him taking less then Kaprizov.
bustaheims
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Same. He might not max out, but he’s getting the biggest cap hit in the league on his next deal. As he should.