I think Tavares is an unreal talent but I still think that contract will be a regret by year 4 or so. Look at Toews in Chicago - is he the 10+ million captain that they signed 3 years ago?? They still have that contract for 5 more seasons and while he should have a bounce back season or two it’s going to be a bloated anchor of a contract by the end.
I like Tree’s approach so far when it comes to contract length with RFA’s/internal UFA’s
The Gaudreau, Monahan, Giordano, Backlund, Stone contracts he’s drawn up have been great value IMO.
Edit: Tavares is obviously the superior talent compared to Toews but even superstars age and I still think that this will be a regret contract in time.
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