I just think it's great that the team that was most responsible for killing the 2nd contract early into the salary cap era is feeling the pinch from these 2nd contracts. McDavid is a great player, and if we had a guy like that I wouldn't be too upset about having to pay him. But these speculations on Draisaitl are crazy. I think he'd be overpaid at 8, and that's not a knock, it's just that one season of solid production and one season of star level production probably shouldn't get you into the top 20 contracts in the NHL.
I'd love to be in the room when Chiarelli explains to Lowe why Drai is getting paid like a superstar. Something something Thomas Vanek.
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