Okay noted. You dislike 6mil on the 4th line.
Are you forgetting Monahan and Gaudreau who both just got hefty contracts after coming off their ELC? I don't think management saw those contracts coming when the Stajan contract was made. And they were handcuffed into the Bouma contract with his inflated season. 0% of fans were wanting to let Bouma walk due to arbitration though.
Stajan was a 3C when he got his contract and has been 4th line 2.5 years max. He's also the top penalty killer and has been a leader for these young guys. In fact, Stajan and Bouma have been the teams two best penalty killers throughout their contracts (an argument can be made for Backlund and Frolik the past season).
Having 2 fourth line guys as penalty killers is a great way to balance out ice time and saves your big guns for 5 on 5. Not sure what your issue with these two are when they've been solid depth options this season. Every team in the league has contracts like these.
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