Despite his hot start, I'm still skeptical that he'll prove to be anything special and worth his 4.5 million contract.
But right now he is proving you and the other 5 dudes/chicks right. The guy I wanted Kenny to throw a big contract at was Ehroff, but glad he didn't now. I think 5 years would have been too long for him just like Stralman's current contract would be bad for Detroit in the long run.
Its not about his hot start. NYR play a similiar style man on man defense that the wings do. Also he played well with all 3 of the other top 4 d. He at 4.5 per is gonna be a ****ing steal as a tweener 2/3 d similiar to how Kronner is gonna be the best cost #1 d in the league. With the rising cap starting next year onward 2nd pairing d are gonna start running 5 million per year and continuing to increase each year. With the wings if he where signed I wouldn't expect a ton of offense however he would reliably produce 30-35 under a Babcock coached team.