MASON MCTAVISH SIGNS HUGE DEAL: HOW IT AFFECTS CANUCKS, CANADIENS & RED WINGS

MASON MCTAVISH SIGNS HUGE DEAL: HOW IT AFFECTS CANUCKS, CANADIENS & RED WINGS

It started with Elliot Freriedman going out there and revealing the details on Twitter that Mason McTavish and the Anaheim Ducks were closing in on a six-year extension with a $7 million AAV. Now, some of the responses to this were pretty, let’s just say, ticked off. There was an element of annoyance in the way that this information was presented. So McTavish held out to take a sweetheart deal. No one offers sheetated more than that. Teams are hesitant to offer sheet in the Gavin McKenna draft. Also, without getting to absolutely stupid levels, the Ducks were going to match. There was no sense in burning a bridge for no reason. And this was later confirmed by the Anaheim Ducks themselves. They posted an article on their website. The Ducks signed Mason Matavish to a six-year contract, center signs through 2031 season after leading the Ducks in goals and power play goals last season. Pretty nice graphic over here, too. High yellows and a lot of flare. M signed 8-year contract. Eight-year contract, no, six-year contract. Excuse me, I’m blind. But the Ducks have signed center Mason McTavish to a six-year contract through 2030 2031. 22 years old, he had 140 points with 170 penalty minutes in 229 career NHL games with Anaheim. And in the most recent season, McTavish set single season career highs in points 52, goals, which was 22, assists 30, shots 180, and time on ice per game 1653. Among Ducks leaders, he led the team in goals, power play goals, and power play points while finishing second in scoring and faceoff win percentage, just barely above 50%. And he was also third in assists. He reached 50 points and 20 goals for the first time in his career, becoming the fifth youngest Duck skater to score 50 points in a season. He also became the second player in club history to score 50 goals before turning 21, joining Paul Korea. So, uh, yeah, that’s a pretty good name to be linked alongside of in Ducks history. Not saying that Trevor, not Trevor, excuse me, I saw the big T, M T. My mind automatically defaulted to Trevor Zagris, but not saying that Mason McTavish is going to automatically become the next Paul Korea, but there is an element of stardom that is placed alongside of this profile. Mason is a key part of our team, and we’re excited to reach a long-term agreement that reflects his importance to our future, said Pat Verbbeek. He’s a highly skilled, physical, and competitive player who plays the game the right way. Mason has already made a significant impact at a young age, and we’re confident he’ll continue to grow into a top player as we build toward sustained success. The article then has some quotes from McTavish over here, too. Today is an exciting day for me and my family to commit my long-term future to the Anaheim Ducks. I believe in the direction of this organization and the group we have in the locker room. We’re building something special and I want to help this team take the next step towards becoming a consistent playoff contender and ultimately a championship team. The article then has a bunch of other achievements. Oh, World Junior success and other stuff that he did in Europe because Mesa McTavish has had quite the decorated career so far being drafted in 2021, but all the stuff that he did beforehand. I mean, he played in Switzerland because of the COVID shutdown year. Then he made the NHL for a little bit. He had a nine-game stint and also played in the AHL the year after and then became a full-time duck the years after that. McTavish is very good, which is why a lot of folks were going out there and debating whether or not an offer sheet was actually on the table. But it is quite ridiculous in my mind just how scared teams seem to be about losing out on Gavin McKenna. A lot of teams didn’t want to bite the bullet. They weren’t willing to take that risk. Hey, there’s an offer sheet to be had. Oh, wait. Sorry. We don’t want to go out there and do that because just in case we suck, we might get Gavin McKenna and the offer sheetated team might actually get our chance at getting him. It seems like so many teams are not confident in their own progression that the Gavin McKenna situation for 2026, it’s kind of spooky. I’m thinking about it like, okay, where was that conversation like a year ago? Are you saying that the St. Louis Blues with both Broberg and Holloway were not scared on losing out on Matthew Schaefer or Michael Misa in the 2025 draft. Are you implying that Gavin McKenna is just so much better compared to everybody else that he incites fear that teams are going to be losing out on him? I don’t know, man. Like, it’s kind of difficult. Not to say that Gavin McKenna is not talented. He is. And I’d say that he probably is more talented than a Matthew Schaefer or a Misa or a Celabbrini or whatever. But like I’m just questioning is he that much better that teams are all of a sudden not willing to go through with offer sheets. Now at the same time I understand this one in this situation the Ducks were going to match because yeah Anaheim had so much cap space. It was just not really worth it for teams to go out there and do that. But there are a bunch of other players that are available on the market and that could potentially incite some sort of a panic for teams. Now I know Luke Hughes he’s not eligible for an offer sheet so we don’t need to discuss that but there also were some discussions over here McTavish wanted max term at 7 to 8 million Anaheim offered 5 years at 5.5 McTavish is getting his desired AAV and they compromised on term a bit getting six instead of eight I also do kind of think you know if this was the contract 6 years 7 million bucks a AV I think anybody could have come up with that why’ you have to go out there into the end of September to negotiate this. This was a pretty reasonable deal for everybody involved. I find it hard to believe a young center who put up the numbers he could could only get 7 million AAV and that’s the number that he wanted. NY and Purka just signed for more than this. He put up 50 points and is an RFA. Look at RFA deals. They’re almost steals for their hockey teams. And that’s why I reference to other RFAS that signed this summer. Eklan, for example, just put up 58 points and extended 5.6 by3 after this year. Using other players as comparables is a good starting point, but people sometimes don’t understand how much it will vary. So say what you want about McTavish holding out, but it seems like this is a pretty good deal for everybody. I mean, McTavish, you can say that he has the potential to have earned a lot more than the contract that he got. But if this was the dollar amount that he was interested in, then I guess that’s just kind of it, right? Like he signed at the end of the day. He and his party were looking for that sort of longishterm deal. They wanted 7 to 8 million and that’s exactly what he got. So yeah, good on you Mason McTavish for sticking to your guns and holding out to get a reasonable contract. But at the end of the day, I want you to let me know your thoughts in the comment section below. How does this deal make you feel? And if you’re a fan of the Red Wings or the Canucks or the Canadians, what now? We were talking the entire time about these teams as potential destinations for a guy like Mason McTavish. There was a lot of people going out there and saying, “Oh yeah, Montreal, get involved. Try to get Mason McTavish on your team. Detroit, try to get that center. Vancouver, can you get McTavish to play behind Elias Person? But no, that’s all done now. This guy is locked up. And I do kind of wonder if it was an alternate reality, let’s say, with a different first overall pick projected in the 2026 draft, would any of these teams be interested in doing an offer sheet? Maybe trying to defy the cap space that the Anaheim Ducks had. Maybe you do the Aspary cot thing where you give an offer sheet that’s just so darn high that the original team’s like, “Yeah, we kind of don’t want to match it.” Not that we can’t. We can, but we just don’t want to. It just doesn’t feel right. There was always that possibility, I would say, amongst fans speculating what could have been. But this seems to be the outcome that we all so elegantly waited to happen. And I want you to let me know your thoughts in the comment section below. Mason McTavish. Everybody, if you’re a fan of the Red Wings, Conucks, or Canadians, let me know your thoughts in the comments. How do you feel about this offer sheet situation now that McTavish is off the market? Are you just going to have to stick with whichever second line centers you got? I know for Vancouver, Filipino’s looking pretty all right. Montreal still believing in Kirby Dock. And in Detroit, Marco Casper is looking pretty good. But with McTavish off the market, let me know your thoughts in the comment section below. Likes help with the algorithm. So do comments, dislikes. Please give us some dislikes if you did not like this video. I hope you enjoyed though. So should I troll and bye.

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We’re going over the latest contract extension for Anaheim Ducks forward Mason McTavish, and what this means for the Vancouver Canucks, Montreal Canadiens, and Detroit Red Wings.

This video is taking place after the 2025 NHL Entry Draft, and after the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

The 2025 NHL Draft 1st Round went as follows:

1st) New York Islanders, Matthew Schaefer
2nd) San Jose Sharks, Michael Misa
3rd) Chicago Blackhawks, Anton Frondell
4th) Utah Mammoth, Caleb Desnoyers
5th) Nashville Predators, Brady Martin
6th) Philadelphia Flyers, Porter Martone
7th) Boston Bruins, James Hagens
8th) Seattle Kraken, Jake O’Brien
9th) Buffalo Sabres, Radim Mrtka
10th) Anaheim Ducks, Roger McQueen
11th) Pittsburgh Penguins, Benjamin Kindel
12th) Philadelphia Flyers (from New York Rangers via Vancouver Canucks and Pittsburgh Penguins), Jack Nesbitt
13th) Detroit Red Wings, Carter Bear
14th) Columbus Blue Jackets, Jackson Smith
15th) Vancouver Canucks, Braeden Cootes
16th) New York Islanders (from Calgary Flames via Montreal Canadiens), Victor Eklund
17th) New York Islanders (from Montreal Canadiens), Kashawn Aitcheson
18th) Calgary Flames (from New Jersey Devils), Cole Reschny
19th) St. Louis Blues, Justin Carbonneau
20th) Columbus Blue Jackets (from Minnesota Wild), Pyotr Andreyanov
21st) Nashville Predators (from Ottawa Senators), Cameron Reid
22nd) Pittsburgh Penguins (from Colorado Avalanche via Philadelphia Flyers), Bill Zonnon
23rd) Ottawa Senators (from Tampa Bay Lightning via Nashville Predators), Logan Hensler
24th) Pittsburgh Penguins (from Los Angeles Kings), Will Horcoff
25th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Toronto Maple Leafs), Vaclav Nestrasil
26th) Nashville Predators (from Vegas Golden Knights via San Jose Sharks), Ryker Lee
27th) Washington Capitals, Lynden Lakovic
28th) Winnipeg Jets, Sascha Boumedienne
29th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Carolina Hurricanes), Mason West
30th) San Jose Sharks (from Dallas Stars), Joshua Ravensbergen
31st) Los Angeles Kings (from Edmonton Oilers via Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins), Henry Brzustewicz
32nd) Calgary Flames (from Florida Panthers), Cullen Potter

This video is also taking place after 2025 NHL Season, and after the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs, where the Florida Panthers defeated the Edmonton Oilers in the Finals.

Mason McTavish was one of the top NHL prospects at the 2021 NHL Entry Draft.

The 2021 NHL Entry Draft saw many top NHL prospects get selected by a variety of teams. The Top 25 of the draft went as follows:

1st) Buffalo Sabres, Owen Power
2nd) Seattle Kraken, Matty Beniers
3rd) Anaheim Ducks, Mason McTavish
4th) New Jersey Devils, Luke Hughes
5th) Columbus Blue Jackets, Kent Johnson
6th) Detroit Red Wings, Simon Edvinsson
7th) San Jose Sharks, William Eklund
8th) Los Angeles Kings, Brandt Clarke
9th) Arizona Coyotes (from Vancouver Canucks), Dylan Guenther
10th) Ottawa Senators, Tyler Boucher
11th) Arizona Coyotes, FORFEITED
12th) Columbus Blue Jackets (from Chicago Blackhawks), Cole Sillinger
13th) Calgary Flames, Matthew Coronato
14th) Buffalo Sabres (from Philadelphia Flyers), Isak Rosén
15th) Detroit Red Wings (from Dallas Stars), Sebastian Cossa
16th) New York Rangers, Brennan Othmann
17th) St. Louis Blues, Zachary Bolduc
18th) Winnipeg Jets, Chaz Lucius
19th) Nashville Predators, Fedor Svechkov
20th) Minnesota Wild (from Edmonton Oilers), Jesper Wallstedt
21st) Boston Bruins, Fabian Lysell
22nd) Edmonton Oilers (from Minnesota Wild), Xavier Bourgault
23rd) Dallas Stars (from Washington Capitals via Detroit Red Wings), Wyatt Johnston
24th) Florida Panthers, Mackie Samoskevich
25th) Columbus Blue Jackets (from Toronto Maple Leafs), Corson Ceulemans

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