Newhook and Byram (even with concussion issues) certainly will get more.

Have to prove it first. I'm using Jost as a benchmark for Newhook, and Byram (at this point) will be a bridge.

MacKinnon will meet or exceed McDavids AAV

I don’t think he asks for much more than Rantanens deal

I think you're right, especially due to Landeskog taking the hometown discount that he did. IS MacK worth McDavid money? Yes, but I know he would rather win - because he said so.

Exactly. I can see him taking like 8-8.5 for 8 years

His ego is bigger than his desire to win. He's going to hold out for a $100M deal.

I guess you know better, or something that no one else does: https://www.thescore.com/nhl/news/1854849

McDavid took less than he was worth at $100M. MacKinnon will take the same tack.

If it's not $100M it'll be close to that. This guy suggesting $8 - 8.5M per is out of his mind, MacKinnon will not take less than Rantanen.

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Yeah there's no way he takes a salary lower than Rants but could easily see him signing for 10-10.5. Would love to see Forsberg in an Avs sweater. I think you're close on Newhook and Byram though probably a little more on each.

I agree with you there, no way he'll take less than Rants. But identifying what a player is "worth" also has to include the league salary cap. When McDavid signed in 18' his cap hit was between 15%-16% against the team's total salary - how much should he had been paid? The cap will only be $3-4mm more (figures crossed it's higher) when MacK's contract comes to an end, and if in -line with McDavid, he'd be paid relatively the same. Have the salaries of Toronto's top-3 and McDavid helped them or hurt them when it comes to winning the cup? We know winning matters a ton to MacK, it comes down to how that factors in (2-5% points +- cap, etc.)?