McDahmer's deal was eight years.
To answer your question, I think it will continue to depend heavily on the values of each individual player. B. Tkachuk and Stützle both just signed max term deals out of their ELCs. Not because they are not "betting on themselves," but in part because they believe in the direction their team is going. I have no doubt that the reason it has taken so long for Robertson to sign is not because he is maximizing his value down the road, but because the l9ng-term deal he wanted was so.oly not possible for Dallas to pay. The sand is with M. Tkachuk when he signed his second contract: Calgary could not afford the ling-term cap hit owing to other salary commitments, and opted for a lower dollar-value at a shorter term.
Like I said: it depends on what an individual player wants, and it varies from one player to another.
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