I know most people think this deal is worth every penny... but, I think it makes Colorado hard up to surround him with the best talent to help him win. It takes a team including lower support plays down the lineup, and I'm shocked that players like him don't follow Crosby's lead and take a loyalty discounts - after all, he does get Tim Horton's money plus others in marketing contracts. One of the reasons Colorado won was because they had great support pieces, once this contract starts, they'll have to reduce cap somewhere, MacKinnon's lower cap hit was why they could sign so many great players. I don't think he shouldn't get the money... just that a 10 million dollar cap hit would given them more options.
In Edmonton... I was also shocked that McDavid took such a huge NHL salary as well... it wouldn't be too much of a hop skip and jump away for him to sign two deals, one for Edmonton and another from Rexall (or it's market company) to market the pharmacy.
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