I don't think Subban came out too badly because it's such a short deal. This year was largely a write off anyway because of the lockout and and he's getting almost $4M next year before he's up for renewal again. Had he signed one of the earlier offers he would've made a fair bit less cash because they weren't as backloaded and a lot of the contract value would've been lost due to the lockout.
If anything the Canadiens are going to regret not giving him a longer term deal before he really establishes himself.
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