I'd say 9.5M though if he wants 12M the Isles should give him 12M.

Some comparable that I would use would be Steven Stamkos (8.5 million) and Claude Giroux (8.275 million). Tavares should earn something along the lines of these two players contracts, between 8 and 9 million, however, with the price that FA's have been going at lately and NYI's desperate situation, Tavares might attempt to go 9 million+.

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I voted for 9M or less since looking at contracts like Burns Norris winning Best D-man has 8M cap hit, Subban like 9M... Top Captains like Stamkos/Crosby are below 9M to help give team a chance to compete. Besides his skating isn't good enough to pay over 9M according to what I heard around time he was drafted .

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9M seems reasonable for what kind of player he is. The Isles aren't cash-strapped so they probably could sign him for 12M if he asks for it, but he'd have to be a real jerk to ask for that to begin with.

thanks for voting. and are you saying you think they re-sign him then?

Provided they don't flip him at the deadline, they'll try to re-sign him. He seems to be loyal to the team, but whether or not he actually is loyal remains to be seen.

i think the thing that could stop him from staying is Garth Snow, the worst GM in the league.

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The only reason Tavares would get less than 10 million is if he takes a hometown discount. Should easily get to eight figures.

I think between 8.5 and 9.5 is what he is worth. But this comes down to what McDavid/Drisital sign for. They are going to be the new bench mark. The logic goes if McDavid makes 13 million dollars and I am half of McDavid then I deserve 6.5.