Ok. We agree on that part. If you check the breakdown of numbers i made in similar thread, you can figure he actually got paid more then McDavid.
Quoting: Laudan
MATTHEWS ( major fail )
in my books 7 x 11M cause 69 + 63 + "75" and riding on hype ( otherwise points-contribution would make him 8M max )
Lets say for the sake of argument Matthews is as good as McDavid ( he isnt, but still )
McDavid signed 8 x 12,5M in 2017, which would be 13,7M in 2018 with Cap raise ( 6% ) and rounded to 10% cause of "inflation".
8 x 13,7M
7 x 12,5M
6 x 11,3M
5 x 10,1M
The above should be logical descending contracts for Matthews ofc after he would score 100 points in his second season and rolling another 100 this season. You can figure the overpayment in $$ / years of contract by yourself. Maybe not even a tragedy if it wouldnt make precedens for all the other contracts to be signed.
Two other names come to mind ....Draisaitl and Eichel, both marked as centers, both signed 2017-2018, both considered overpayment... so ideal comparables to Matthews
Draisaitl.............51 + 77...............8 x 8,5M ( 128 points in first two seasons, 217 with third ).........again if he would sign in 2018 with same stats, it would be 8 x 9,4M..........so 5 x 6,5M ( on spot )
Eichel.................56 + 57...............8 x 10M ( 113 points in first two seasons, 185 with third ).............again if he would sign in 2018 with same stats, it would be 8 x 11M..........so 5 x 8M ( overpayment )
Matthews..........63 + 69...............5 x 11,6M ( 132 points in first two seasons, 195 with third )
2M overpayment on this if Matthews would be McDavid's level and what i can read from this contract is he is the greedy one ( not Nylander ) and wants to hit UFA asap and move to whoever gives him more.....so another minus from me on his account from TML fan perspective
After those 5x 11,634M Chiarelli looks like genius with McDavid and Draisaitl 8y contracts......
Or if we reverse Matthews contract into McDavid :
Matthews
5 x 11,634
6 x 12,734
7 x 13,834
8 x 14,934
McDavid
8 x 13,7 if signed in summer 2018 ( 10% of rise for cap and "inflation" )
i hope im making it clear enough where i am coming from / going to .