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Originally Posted by keenan87
I remember Steinberg proposing a $6 MM a year for 6 years deal for Dube earlier this season.
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$6 million per for 6 years would have been insane. I thought after last season, Dube was primed to take a big step forward, but not that big. I could have understood if they did a 6 year, $4-4.5 million AAV deal, although in hindsight that would have been bad by the looks of it. I get the logic though, and sometimes taking that kind of gamble pays off.
The point of these types of contracts is that the first couple of years might be an overpay, but the second half is a bargain. That would mean Steinberg thought Dube would be considerably better than a $6 million player one day. I don't think he has even shown that he has that kind of promise.