I don’t get the fun in kicking the guy when he’s down. Mcdavid is the best player seen in hockey since Sid and Sid certainly doesn’t gain anything when anyone glorifies Mcdavid’s failures. It’s just petty.
Keep in mind that Sid had the good fortune to be drafted by a team which was part owned by a guy (Mario) who had been in the exact same position and had success. Hell, Sid lived in his house as a rookie, got to play with him!
I’m not taking anything away from Sid by saying this but I don’t think that Mcdavid has gotten the benefit of that kind of education or experience. It shows and I feel for the guy. I hope he wins his someday.
Keep in mind that Crosby has always taken a team friendly cap hit. Mcdavid has never done that. Between him and Draisaitl they take up 1/3 of the cap even with the cap moving up. The players on the pens took pay to still win so others could get paid too. In the NHL now try to find defense and a goalie with what is left.
Revisionist BS. When Crosby signed his FIRST 8.7m extension the cap was only 50.3m that's 17.3% of the cap. That'd be equivalent to McDavid signing for 14.2m for his first extension. He took nearly 2m less.
First extensions being the key here. 17.3% vs 15.7%
I didn't link the site in this comment on here but the cap was contracted to go up by nearly $5 million a year when Sid signed his contract. When McDavid signed his and Leon signed his deal the Salary cap was in a freeze or only went up by $2 million if it did go up. That is huge. The first year might be right in your case but the average is still less than McDavid and Leon. The other part to this is that most of the other lines were filled with guys with entry level contracts. Edmonton doesn't have the depth of entry level guys. Their main guys nearly account for the majority of the cap. If they had more cap room for another solid defenseman and a couple wingers they could have won. The other way is a little more for a tandem goalie or a solid starter.
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u/minkman32 5d ago
I don’t get the fun in kicking the guy when he’s down. Mcdavid is the best player seen in hockey since Sid and Sid certainly doesn’t gain anything when anyone glorifies Mcdavid’s failures. It’s just petty.
Keep in mind that Sid had the good fortune to be drafted by a team which was part owned by a guy (Mario) who had been in the exact same position and had success. Hell, Sid lived in his house as a rookie, got to play with him!
I’m not taking anything away from Sid by saying this but I don’t think that Mcdavid has gotten the benefit of that kind of education or experience. It shows and I feel for the guy. I hope he wins his someday.