"McTavish is one of many, if not the best young prospect in the Ducks long line of up-and-coming talent, and with how the Ducks seem to be dealing with the McTavish contract situation, they are underappreciating him massively. Coming out of his entry level deal, McTavish is a player who Ducks fans would probably have expected to have signed by now, but whether it is term or just salary, the deal is nowhere near being done."
"As a 50-point scorer last season, McTavish is one of the young Ducks who look poised to become a future captain of the team, and as a previous captain of his junior Canada team, he has already shown that he has what it takes to be a long-lasting leader in Anaheim. They have their scorers in Carlsson and Sennecke, and they have their defensive workhorses like LaCombe and Zellweger, but they only have one 200-foot leader like McTavish, and they can't afford to lose him."
Mason McTavish remains unsigned as a restricted free agent and is sitting out training camp amid stalled contract negotiations. He scored 50 points last season and is viewed as a potential long-term leader and future captain for the Anaheim Ducks. Comparable young forwards signed multi-year deals in the $6–7 million AAV range, and McTavish is expected to seek similar salary and term rather than a bridge contract. A large NHL salary cap increase next July increases his leverage. Continued absence risks lost development time, strained relations with the new coaching staff, and jeopardizes the Ducks’ roster stability.
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