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NHL Analyst Says Eastern Team Will Make Irresistible Offer To Connor McDavid In Free Agency
During their recent episode of The Steve Dangle Podcast, co-host Adam Wylde suggested that an Eastern Conference team would make an incredible offer that could change Connor Mcdavid's mind to head East.
Wylde mentioned a team like the New York Rangers who is one of the largest markets in the NHL will be watching intently to see how the contract talks play out with Edmonton and prepare an offer to McDavid that would blow the doors off Rogers Place as the salary cap continues to rise and will surpass $100 million within the next two years.
Both Dangle and co host Jesse Blake chuckled and agreed while this is quite likely to happen and an era of a super team in the NHL may become reality soon.
Of course, as this is coming from a Maple Leafs driven podcast so it's safe to say they have no idea what could happen with this negotiation as Leon Draisaitl showed that he was willing to commit eight years of his best years in hockey with the Oilers in the attempt to win the Stanley Cup.
These Toronto analysts continue to ignore any signs that McDavid wants to remain in Edmonton for his career, and insist that he'll chase a higher dollar figure elsewhere.
During an interview with Daniel Nugent Bowman of the Athletic, McDavid laid out his priorities when it comes to signing his next contract and he has two conditions which are to win and to make sure that his family is taken care of.
«I feel like I set the market a long time ago. That held for a long time. The cap was pretty stagnant there for a while My priority is to win. My priority is to take care of my family. Those are the two things that I worry about.»
The numbers for McDavid's contract have been widely discussed as he currently holds a cap hit of $12.5 million for season With Draisaitl standing at $14 million in his new contract, and the salary cap on a steady rise it's safe to say by the end of next season, McDavid could command at least $15 million per season considering he is the best player on the planet.
McDavid has the best chance of winning in Edmonton, with the teammates he's played with his whole career - and with the 8th year, the Oilers offer would be similar to anyone else's in free agency.
On his last contract, Mcdavid took less to build a winning culture in Edmonton, and it seems very likely he'll do it again.
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DECEMBRE 23 | 224 ANSWERS NHL Analyst Says Eastern Team Will Make Irresistible Offer To Connor McDavid In Free Agency Do you think Connor McDavid will leave the Oilers for the highest offer in the NHL? | ||
| Yes | 31 | 13.8 % |
| No | 193 | 86.2 % |
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