Mackinnon didn't bridge. Unless you're just referring to the cap hit. Mackinnon contract after the ELC was 7 years.If Chicago is smart, bridge him with the MacKinnon deal and see where he trends.
Why would he want to sign with the Canucks ? Doesn’t their best players want out? I’m unsure of the second question as I could’ve read that on HF boardsCanucks will offer him a one year $18 million/max offer sheet. Hawks won't match, Canucks will then re-sign him to an 8 year deal with an average similar to Pettersson.
Go as long as you can and take advantage of his underwhelming start imo
Why would he want to sign with the Canucks ? Doesn’t their best players want out? I’m unsure of the second question as I could’ve read that on HF boards
Get out while you can. Hawks been rebuild is taking way too long
Has he ever played wing in the NHL?Depends on whether you think you're paying him to be a center or a winger. If the former it's 11-12M AAV, if the latter, it's probably 9-10.5M AAV.
That's whole point. I don't think he will stay at Center for his career. So it's just a matter of whether Chicago believes he can or not. For me, he's too under-sized to handle the 1C role in the NHL and would be better off moving to the wing, like he did for Canada in the WJC where he was super effective.Has he ever played wing in the NHL?