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Originally Posted by Vinny01
His best year was his rookie year so it wasn’t like he was getting progressively better. He signed a deal similar to his peers who put up comparable numbers. He could have bet on himself and signed a bridge deal but he took the guaranteed money and Colorado has benefited for 5 of the 6 years so far and certainly will in the final year. MacKinnon will get a huge raise this summer when the Avs likely lock him up him a year before he is UFA.
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The Avs forum looked pretty ecstatic about the signing, and that they expected a higher amount. Not that much higher, I agree, but it was also before the hyper inflation from the guys in Toronto.