Ducks and Mason McTavish Over $10 Million Apart in Contract Negotations: Trade Incoming?

This off-season has been a rather slow one, and despite the fact that many insiders predicted some offer sheets, we are yet to see a team replicated the St. Louis Blues of a year ago.

One of the top candidates for an offer sheet is the Anaheim Ducks and Mason McTavish, with the young centre looking for a long-term deal, one that the Ducks are seemingly reluctant to give him.

Now, it's been revealed just how far apart they are in negotiations, as Eric Macramalla has reported that the Ducks have offered McTavish $5.5 million per season on a long-term deal, with the market for his production and age dictating that a $7.5 million deal is much more fair.

In three full seasons with the Ducks, McTavish has put up 60 goals and 140 points in 229 games, and given a career high of 52 points in 76 games a season ago while playing a key position, it's rather surprising that Anaheim is reluctant to bet on McTavish's future.

At just 22-years of age, he has the ability and the leadership to be a key piece of the Ducks future as they continue through their rebuild, but as of right now, all signs point to no long-term deal getting done before the 2025/26 regular season begins.

Ultimately, it's a surprise that no long-term deal has gotten done here yet, and if the Ducks are unwilling to budge off their $5.5 million per season offer, it's very unlikely that the player will come down from his asking price, meaning this could get very interesting.