The thing is, even if he regresses and turns into a solid 2nd pairing defenseman it's considerably easier to move a 27 year old top 4 defenseman with three years left on his contract than a 34 year old top 4 defenseman trending to bottom pairing that has three years left on his deal. These 8 year contracts to young players make much more sense than handing out 8 year deals to late 20's free agents.
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