If I were trying to defend the deal I guess I could argue that teams can benefit from having some continuity, leadership and (overused term) 'culture' in their bottom 6/3rd pair- if they think he brings those things fine
OTOH esp your 4th line (and I can't imagine he's not there by the end of this deal or not sooner) I think you want some turnover, competition for jobs, places for young guys to fight their way in (I know the Oilers don't have that right now- maybe never again) as opposed to holding a spot in perpetuity-
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