@GraydenStock @RyanLariviere2 @michie_mouse@AM34 If they wanted 8 years they would've had to pay more (like I said, 14+) which isn't affordable for the way the team is built.
He is a top 5, possibly top 3 talent in the NHL, and one of the best goal scorers, which don't come cheap
@GraydenStock @RyanLariviere2 @michie_mouse@AM34 It's a great contract, got him in his prime years without the potentially of a drop off in his 30s. Also, he would have gotten 14+ if he went to FA, only worries now are the extensions for Nylander and Marner.