The PA is going to be pissed at this one, and I imagine some of his fellow players will as well. Teams will use this as ammunition - and it paints a fascinating counter against the Kaprizov deal. He's the best player in the game and will be making $12.5M, why should X player make more than the best player.
I can't blame him. I imagine, he cares deeply about his legacy and a big part of that is bringing a championship to the team that drafted him. And he knows if he asks for too much, that will prevent that. So he's created a 3 year window for that to happen, that preserves the opportunity for a massive pay day, with a different team, at the end of the contract.
It's kinda what I expected, though I would have thought the AAV would have been 14-15M.
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