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Forum: NHL SigningsSep. 20, 2022 at 5:19 p.m.
Thread: Colorado Avalanche signed Nathan MacKinnon (8 Years / $12,600,000 AAV)
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>CEO</b></div><div>What happened to his team-first mentality?

Though, for real, he is an amazing player. But not McDavid</div></div>

This contract is pretty fair. Cap hit percentage wise, it's similar to what Malkin signed for when he had his big UFA contract. It's less than what Crosby signed for if you take the first 8 years of his UFA deal, and adjust the AAV for the current cap. MacKinnon is a top 5-10 center in the game, and has at least one season where he was the top center. It's pretty comparable to where Malkin stood when he re-signed.

Then you add in the fact that the salary cap is deflated, and there is projected to be a huge rise in a few years once escrow is paid off. That is going to make star players apprehensive to leave money on the table, because a contract like this will age nicely, even as MacKinnon exits his prime.

MacKinnon got roughly 76.3 percent of max salary. The highest he could have signed for was 16.5M (assuming max is based on this year's salary cap, and not next year). Unless MacKinnon and Matthews take discounts, they are both getting more than 76.3 percent of max salary. So your idea that he's not McDavid isn't a reason why he shouldn't have gotten more than McDavid is signed for now. McDavid signed his contract years ago under a lower salary cap. He also took a discount. Even so, MacKinnon's extension has a cap hit percentage lower than the RFA deal McDavid signed. Relative to the cap ceiling, this MacKinnon deal is not as good as the one McDavid signed, even with McDavid taking a discount at the time.
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