Maximum Salary You Would Want Your Team Paying Tavares?

[DitchMarner]

For the remainder of his contract, what is the maximum average amount of money per season you would want your team to pay Tavares?

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[stl76]

Very flawed poll. Of course people are going to WANT their team to pay as little as possible.

 

[DitchMarner]

Very flawed poll. Of course people are going to WANT their team to pay as little as possible.

It's asking about the very most you'd want your team paying, though. At what salary range would you draw the line and say no thanks to having him on your team if he wanted more?

 

[ESH]

I’d like him for free please

 

[The Moose is Loose]

At 8+ mil I start to believe the money could be spent better, especially with Tavares being a glorified grinder this year

 

[Aceboogie]

If he was a UFA today, the max id be ok with is 7.5 mil. Hes regressing pretty hard so for the next 2 years hes likely an 8mil caliber player, then 2 years after around a 7 mil and 2 years after is a 6 mil. So roughly 7 - 7.5 mil average

 

[bobholly39]

Voted 7-8 mill for the Habs.

But - big caveat. If we had signed him for 11M$ few years ago, I'd have no regrets. I think he was worth his contract, but you always expected the last few years to slow down a bit, so i wouldn't pay 11M$ if i was signing him today. He'd also produce more in a bigger role imo.

 

[Mickey Marner]

I'd say he's worth about 8 million as is.

 

[WetcoastOrca]

$7-8 million. But even that will be a bad contract in a few years.
Having said that, at the time of the signing I can see why teams would pay a big salary to a guy who could be the missing piece to a Stanley Cup. You deal with the bad years later but a Cup is worth it.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

Based on his play this year and last, the $7-8 million range. He produces enough to justify that range, but not enough to earn more. And he doesn't make up the difference by adding good defensive play.

I know people will point to other salaries in the $8-10 range that don't produce much, either, but I don't think comparing his pay to other overpaid players makes sense. For instance, just because guys like Seguin or Skinner also aren't really producing to their salary doesn't mean that justifies Tavares making $9 or $10 million.

 

[Sweetpotato]

8-9/year is fair for a ppg center.

However, when his skating starts to get worse it'll be brutal.

 

[MattMartin]

As a Islander fan, boy we dodged a bulle...... nuclear bomb. People will reply "you could have used him on the pp last playoffs". They forget with JT's contract we probably don't have Lee, Nelson, and Pageau . So while Tavares is the best of the bunch, we have to fill 2 other spots with just about 6 million in cap space.

 

[Rhaegar Targaryen]

$7-8M, but even then, in a few years that's probably an overpayment.

This season has really lowered his stock to me. Matthews is slumping, and it's the perfect time for the $11M 'elite' centre you signed to take over and win games. Instead, he's withered away into the shadows.

Tavares never looked dominant in Toronto to me...not like how he looked in New York. He had that good first season statistically but just wasn't taking over games like he did on Long Island.

 

[Hellraising Senator]

Probably about three fifty

 

[Pyrophorus]

Soooo
You've gone to the Boston board to complain about Bergeron
Washington for Ovechkin
Pittsburgh for Malkin

All players he's out pointing

so...have you?

 

[Regal]

Soooo
You've gone to the Boston board to complain about Bergeron
Washington for Ovechkin
Pittsburgh for Malkin

All players he's out pointing

so...have you?

So fragile

 

[elitepete]

Most underrated player the NHL

 

[Spirit of 67]

As is usually the case with these polls, the correct answer isn't an option.

League minimum is my vote.

 

[lawrence]

“At the time” he was signed 7-8 million. Insane how he got this much.

 

[ijuka]

30 years old, 5 years remaining. Probably a lower end 1st liner or a higher end 2nd liner.

Generally these are 6 mil contracts in my eyes. But I'll say 7-8 because at 7 it's not exactly bad.

 

[Byron Bitz]

The Max I would WANT my team to pay McDavid would be league minimum

 

[Byron Bitz]

As a Islander fan, boy we dodged a bulle...... nuclear bomb. People will reply "you could have used him on the pp last playoffs". They forget with JT's contract we probably don't have Lee, Nelson, and Pageau . So while Tavares is the best of the bunch, we have to fill 2 other spots with just about 6 million in cap space.

Lol you guys did not dodge a bullet, you lost your captain and by far your best player. The first year after he left he scored 47 goals. You guys might have won the cup with that.

 

[Dekes For Days]

Since we're all just throwing out wildly unrealistic numbers, I'll take an elite UFA center for $1 please.

 

[Midnight Judges]

Soooo
You've gone to the Boston board to complain about Bergeron
Washington for Ovechkin
Pittsburgh for Malkin

All players he's out pointing

so...have you?

Uh, since Tavares went to Toronto, Ovechkin has 30 more goals, more points, and is cheaper by $1.5M per year.

 

[ijuka]

The Max I would WANT my team to pay McDavid would be league minimum

So you would not want McDavid on your team if he was making 1mil a year?