If the league held an auction for Bedard, how much would a team actually pay?

[RBZ]

How much would a team actually pay for the right to get Bedard on their team. Talking straight auction.

I would think at least 100 million. Think of having generational player for his whole career. Obviously this does not include his contract.

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[TheNumber4]

Your wrong. The number is $45,879,091.12

 

[GermanSpitfire]

 

[heretik27]

Rangers, Leafs, and Habs would be all over him for amounts that would make other franchises blush.

 

[Mr Kot]

In this case, having a rich owner in Katz would pay off dividends/.

 

[NyQuil]

42

 

[Canadienna]

Honestly I don't think it gets anywhere near that number.

100m to draft him and probably another ~100m for the next 10 years of salary.

It's still a business, and I don't know if the owners would shell out that kind of money.

My guess is something like 20m.

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

 

[Evilsports]

42

And a towel.

 

[CallMeShaft]

$420.69

 

[Siludin]

Look at how the MLB courts prodigies/top prospects from international markets.

 

[JTToilinginToronto]

I'm not sure billionaires are going to shell out nine figures worth of money just to get an unsigned asset, even for one as good as Bedard.

 

[Seanaconda]

Look at how the MLB courts prodigies/top prospects from international markets.

Or transfers in football / soccer ?

 

[Mackiaveli]

How much would a team actually pay for the right to get Bedard on their team. Talking straight auction.

I would think at least 100 million. Think of having generational player for his whole career. Obviously this does not include his contract.

Leafs/Habs both bring in north of 200 million in profits per year. For a team like Toronto, I am not sure how much adding Bedard effects their bottom line because they already have their marketable stars like Matthews and Marner.

For Montreal, I feel like the sky is truly the limit. Bedard would be the first generational skater in Montreal in several decades, and surely their profits throughout his career would reflect that. I think the Habs would be willing to pay more than $100,000,000 to guarantee drafting Bedard; realistically the impact of more playoff games, more fan excitement around the team etc. would be MASSIVE for the organization. The only player with that pedigree in Montreal is Carey Price, and that era of the Canadiens seems to be coming to a close.

Rangers are the only other team that would really be able to compete financially I think, but they have a plethora of stars (Fox, Igor, Panarin) and similarly I don't believe spending a huge amount of money on Bedard would see the type of return that would make it worthwhile.

 

[Non Player Canadiens]

How much would a team actually pay for the right to get Bedard on their team. Talking straight auction.

I would think at least 100 million. Think of having generational player for his whole career. Obviously this does not include his contract.

who would get the money? the NHL?

 

[kaiser matias]

Or transfers in football / soccer ?

I think this would give some perspective. There have only been 13 transfers to ever top €95 million (roughly US$100 million today), and the revenues those teams make would dwarf anything someone like Bedard could earn for an NHL club. To suggest a team would pay that much for him is highly dubious.

 

[RBZ]

who would get the money? the NHL?

It would be sort of like and expansion fee. All other teams would share in the windfall.

 

[The Nuge]

In this case, having a rich owner in Katz would pay off dividends/.

Not only that, but a rich owner who is willing to throw some extra money around. Everyone will assume that a team like the Leafs would be in on him, but their majority owner is a publicly traded company, which makes it harder to justify burning 100 million dollars. Katz probably wouldn’t blink at that if he thought his name would be on the cup

 

[AlainVigneaultsGum]

$420.69

Nice

 

[Kerberos]

Hockey is a fringe sport. 9 figure sums for a player's rights wouldn't have a hope in hell of transpiring.

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

Leafs/Habs both bring in north of 200 million in profits per year. For a team like Toronto, I am not sure how much adding Bedard effects their bottom line because they already have their marketable stars like Matthews and Marner.

For Montreal, I feel like the sky is truly the limit. Bedard would be the first generational skater in Montreal in several decades, and surely their profits throughout his career would reflect that. I think the Habs would be willing to pay more than $100,000,000 to guarantee drafting Bedard; realistically the impact of more playoff games, more fan excitement around the team etc. would be MASSIVE for the organization. The only player with that pedigree in Montreal is Carey Price, and that era of the Canadiens seems to be coming to a close.

Rangers are the only other team that would really be able to compete financially I think, but they have a plethora of stars (Fox, Igor, Panarin) and similarly I don't believe spending a huge amount of money on Bedard would see the type of return that would make it worthwhile.

Ya but the leafs could get rid of those 1st round loser bums and bring in Bedard

 

[ICanMotteBelieveIt]

In terms of trade value. I'd offer up multiple firsts and then something like Kakko, Schneider and then maybe something more than that. I'd even offer up Laf, I think Laf will be a very good player. Schneider as well. Panarin would also be available.

Kakko has all the tools but he has the mentality of Ferdinand the Bull, he needs some sisu. He has the skills to be a pain in the ass top 6 fwd.

 

[McSuper]

Honestly I don't think it gets anywhere near that number.

100m to draft him and probably another ~100m for the next 10 years of salary.

It's still a business, and I don't know if the owners would shell out that kind of money.

My guess is something like 20m.

Edmonton owner would be that

 

[McSuper]

How much would a team actually pay for the right to get Bedard on their team. Talking straight auction.

I would think at least 100 million. Think of having generational player for his whole career. Obviously this does not include his contract.

Probably should have all first round picks auctioned off. No tanking for top picks.

 

[Hockeyholic]

In terms of trade value, Colorado would be looking at having to give up MacKinnon at minimum. Unfortunately.

Edmonton would probably have to decide whether it's better to have Bedard at no real expense for awhile. Or keep McDavid and risk him leaving after 2026.

Bedard is a once in a generation type player.