Confirmed Signing with Link: [EDM] Oilers sign Connor McDavid (8 years, $12.5M AAV)

[Dipsy Doodle]

Nice deal for both the player and team.

 

[lifeisruff]

I guess Matthews is coming in at 8 years 10M per.

That being said, CONGRATS to Connor McDavid.

But I thought Matthews was better then McDavid, he should get at least 13 if not 14

 

[Kerricthebig]

"The next part of the announcement."

Yup, Draisaitl getting extended too.

Seeing as he is standing waiting for his turn at the table... yup

 

[tade]

So is it the biggest contract ever in the NHL (in terms of total money)?

 

[Son Goku]

Crosby at 8.7 just keeps looking better and better

 

[CrypTic]

Excellent contract for the Oilers. They locked McDavid in for 8 years and got a discount.

 

[Namikaze Minato]

Why? This virtually guarantees Matthews a franchise player type contract of 9-10 mill

Yup, its good for the leafs and the Sabres (Eichel) and obviously its great for edmonton to have mcjesus locked up.

 

[KingPuckChoo]

Window=Shut. Guess he's not too interested in playing on a true contender. Impossible to build the quality depth needed to compete. Didn't learn a thing from Chicago.

are you aware that some teams won it all with Gaborik & Brown holding over $11m in cap space?

replace those two with McDavid, right?

fill up your team nicely and you should be fine

it's ludicrous to think that signing a franchise player to $100m shuts your window

if anything it opens the window

 

[amethyst]

Nice they avoided $13m haha. Congrats to the Oilers and McJesus

 

[Kshahdoo]

Crosby at 8.7 just keeps looking better and better

Malkin at 9.5 doesn't look bad as well.

 

[Gains]

So is it the biggest contract ever in the NHL (in terms of total money)?

Nope, Ovechkin's at 124 for 13 I think.

 

[WTFMAN99]

But I thought Matthews was better then McDavid, he should get at least 13 if not 14

Won't find me saying that.

 

[Hictor Vedman*]

Connor is fantastically well spoken.

This guy handles a huge press conference better than I handle ordering a pizza on the phone.

Tell me about it. If I pick up food, and they tell me to enjoy my meal, I always seem to respond with, "you too!" and then feel like a bonehead walking out.

 

[Aceboogie]

Crosby at 8.7 just keeps looking better and better

lmao signed 6 years ago

In 6 years 12.5 will look like a mega steal as well when guys are getting 15-17

Also gotta pay more money for a better player

 

[DJJones]

Crosby at 8.7 just keeps looking better and better

Doesn't even seem fair.

Screw the NHL for allowing those contracts and then banning them.

 

[oilwave]

Crosby at 8.7 just keeps looking better and better

It was a nice discount at the time. Add in inflation and it'll look better every year.

 

[InfinityIggy]

Fair deal I think, good for him.

 

[Dan403]

This CAN'T be right!!!


All the oilfans were telling me it was gonna be 9.7

 

[DomBarr]

Woooooah 750k hometown discount

quick the oilers gotta go sign some plug to the league minimum...LOL...depth its all about the depth...

its a good deal...would be funny if it was discovered that the Chia leaked the 13.25 M just to shame McDavid into taking less...

 

[kudymen]

So is it the biggest contract ever in the NHL (in terms of total money)?

Shea Weber was over $100M iirc

 

[McDavidCrushedLarkin]

Yup, its good for the leafs and the Sabres (Eichel) and obviously its great for edmonton to have mcjesus locked up.

Thats what I thought too. I don't know why anyone would want McDavid to sign for even more when they have players that will use it as a bar.

 

[Highmarker]

Fair deal.

Find me a way to spend 12.5 mil on a roster that helps me win more than McDavid?

pretty much this. The majority of players in the 6 million dollar range are nowhere near the talent McDavid is.

 

[Spawn]

Crosby at 8.7 just keeps looking better and better

No doubt about it. Crosby is a bargain.

But Crosby's initial deal took up a greater % of the cap than this, and his next deal was artificially lowered with extra years tacked on the end that is now illegal with the current CBA.

 

[Kshahdoo]

He won't love that lockout in a few years...

 

[DJJones]

lmao signed 6 years ago

In 6 years 12.5 will look like a mega steal as well when guys are getting 15-17

Also gotta pay more money for a better player

Escalator will most likely be reset next contract. I wouldn't count on that.