Some players get paid because they put up huge offensive seasons - Karlsson and Burns spring to mind in the past.
Some players get paid because they do everything you could possibly hope for in a player - both ends of the rink. Giordano, Doughty and Hedman spring to mind.
Some players get paid because...I have no idea. Nurse springs to mind here.
McAvoy is definitely in the 2nd group - he is one of the best 2-way defencemen in the league today. This contract may not have been a 'bargain', but I don't think it is an over-payment either. This is what an elite 2-way defencemen costs today.
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