Who is Worth a Max Contract?

[Help]

McDavid. Matthews.

 

[HugginThePost]

There is only one player worth the maximum contract value given his age and talent level.

We all know who that is.........

 

[Intangir]

I personally believe that not one player is objectively worth the max contract in the NHL right now, but that, nevermind the true top-end guys like McDavid or Crosby, any top-5 player at his position (except goalies) could be worth the max contract to a team with the right setup, needs, and window of cup-contention.

A team's needs, past and present performance (PR, style of play, coaching, etc.), and overall composition will always increase or decrease any star player's value to said team versus the remaining capspace they have to spend. Thus, all players' contracts are, by virtue of offer and demand, extremely volatile and subject to extreme changes, including offering the max contract to a needed asset.

Give an okay top-4 defenseman to Nashville and he'll get buried in their depth chart and play third pairing. Give the same guy to Montreal, Ottawa, NYR, and he'll be given a pretty good part to play. That's the same value given to different teams which leads to a massive difference in valuation though different team needs and composition.

 

[Brunomics]

Arizona absolutely should to Mathews. The benefits of bringing him home and revitalizing that market are huge. Worth way more than a 4 first rounders.

 

[ijuka]

Connor McDavid.

Maybe Matthews to Arizona, for non-hockey reasons(Would help with publicity, popularity, the bottom line).

 

[CupsOverCash]

There are plenty that deserve it but it wouldnt be smart. Cap exists.

 

[Advanced stats]

Hopefully Arizona offersheets Matthews a max contract. Would make sense for them.

Except for the fact that Arizona is broke and can't afford an 8 million dollar player, let alone 15 million

 

[Falco Lombardi]

David Schlemko

 

[TOGuy14]

Hopefully Arizona offersheets Matthews a max contract. Would make sense for them.

I love this delusional fantasy that Leaf haters have where Arizona, probably the worst hockey market in the league and a team so poor that it has has to trade for retired players just to hit the cap floor, will offer a player the most expensive contract in the league

 

[alko]

20% of infinity? That's a lot of money.

Max Contract isn't infinity.

 

[Canada Drai]

Matthews, Marner, Tavares, Nylander, and uh let's throw in Kadri.

I was going to post this but un-ironically.

 

[Kevs Security]

I think Nylander is holding out for that one

 

[Ducks in a row]

IMO no one currently playing in the NHL

 

[Fire Benning]

McDavid

 

[Canada4Gold]

Pacioretty

 

[Drytoast]

Hopefully Arizona offersheets Matthews a max contract. Would make sense for them.

Hopefully McDavid pulls a Tavares and wants to play for his childhood team growing up.

 

[ricky0034]

anyone that wouldn't give McDavid a max contract if that's what it took to get him is dumb

after that it gets pretty iffy