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Why Connor McDavids next contract will b - seestyle - 02-09-2023 Contracts have been relatively mild in , with even the Matt Niskanen Men Jersey top available player, , headlining a group of veterans who to pursue better fits on the open market.That could change in a hurry, however, once the and make official a lucrative extension that will look something like an eight-year, $106 million deal.Hauling in that much over eight years would make McDavid the highest-paid player in history with an average annual salary of $13.25 million -- a number that would give the latest Hart Trophy winner a percentage of the Oilers' salary cap similar to what got on his second contract with the . As the Oilers and McDavid work behind the scenes to finalize the real numbers, here's why the forthcoming mega deal will be great (and a no-brainer) for Edmonton -- and, of course, why it won't:Why the Oilers should pay Bobby Clarke Men Jersey McDavid $106MFirst and foremost, he's already becoming the new face of hockey. Complete with Ontario roots, the 20-year-old stud has quickly established himself as pillar of the Oilers and a pillar of the next generation of NHL stars, raking in the Hart Trophy, Ted Lindsay Award and Art Ro s Trophy -- his 100 points in 2016-17 led the league.What else can the Oilers do? That's not to say they backed themselves into a bad corner by playing host to McDavid's rapid ascension, but they don't really have a choice but to pay their guy if they intend to be anything close to a contender for the next half-decade or so. Edmonton isn't in the more standard position of having to fight off financial concerns a Stanley Cup title, but the Oilers should still be happy they even have a superstar to consider locking up.The per-season salary sounds hefty (because it is), but McDavid might very well be a bargain by the time his projected deal wraps up. Remember, if he signs for eight years and $106 million, he won't be taking up significantly more of Edmonton's cap than Crosby did with the Pens or did with the . And that's without considering any Nolan Patrick Jersey po sible increase in salary cap space over the duration of the deal. This is a league where the premier players are often underpaid in contrast to even, say, the Shattenkirks of free agency, so committing a high total to McDavid shouldn't be scary as much as it is an accomplishment.Why the Oilers shouldn't pay McDavid $106MIt doesn't make much sense for Edmonton to play the hard game and try debating with McDavid's agent that the Oilers' own franchise icon is still too unproven to warrant a historic contract. But it does make sense for the team to emphasize how a $106 million deal could cripple management's ability Robert Hagg Kids Jersey to surround McDavid with championship-caliber help. is due for his own extension, and has already been jettisoned in the name of cap relief, so it's clear Edmonton will, at least initially, have to make sacrifices for McDavid when it could be the other way around.Logic isn't the only thing that says committing sizable chunks of the salary cap to McDavid (and Draisaitl, if the team's prioritization of a new deal for McDavid's counterpart comes to fruition) could hurt Edmonton in the long run. History shows, , that when franchises have dedicated more than a certain percentage of their cap to just two players, their succe s has often waned. In all three of the ' championship seasons, for example, the combined cap hit of and "never exceeded" 19 percent of Chicago's total cap, per Ching. Matt Niskanen Women Jersey And McDavid alone could pre s up on that kind of number with a deal averaging $13.25 million a season.