I think 8.5 is the highest I would go. I watched a video of a leafs fan talking about percentage of the cap for the nylander deal and then I saw an article on diebytheblade and although I think he's probably more suited for 7.5 as where he should land, I think anything over 8.5 is something we're going to regret at some point. The issue as many have mentioned is that we HAVE to sign him because we're so starved for good players and he knows it and will make sure to push for exactly what he believes he's due (which he should). WGR mentioned this morning they believe the team and the player are 1 million off which is a lot and also I'm hoping it's the numbers I mentioned so they just settle at 8 and we can be a little cross about it but at least he's signed and it'll be fine because the cap usually goes up. The percentage of the contracts really are key though. It's why the blackhawks got screwed when they signed toews, kane, and keith to those giant deals all at the same time and then followed up by giving seabrook an "lol" type contract. Gotta pay attention to the percentages because they cap doesn't usually go up by a whole lot but it goes up enough that you can get some deals if you can squeeze a little.