Bates said:
No, it doesn't. The value of 300k is static. What it reflects is largely insignificant. I don't think there's a contract in the league you can point to and say that 300k would reflect a serious shift in whether or not it was a good deal for the team or a serious impediment to that player being traded.
If Dubas was of the opinion that Nylander at anything more than 6 million dollars per year was a bad value contract for the team, which is already pretty stupid, then that would be one thing but thinking the difference between good and bad value is reflected by .2% of the cap is bordering on insane.