StreetHawk
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- Sep 30, 2017
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Malkin had to get more than Sid because when Malkin got his 3rd contract the nhl had instituted the 8 year max term contract.Honestly yeah this is what it comes down to.
Different teams have different pay scales for what they pay players. For the longest time, Crosby was the highest paid player on the Penguins at $8.7 million and Malkin directly asked him if Crosby was okay with him getting an extension above that. Nurse is making $9.25 million for the Oilers and Bouchard is clearly better, so why wouldn't Bouchard ask for more?
Is Bouchard worth that? Hell no, but it doesn't matter if he's worth that on the open market when he has an inferior defenseman on his team making what Nurse is making.
Looks like the other Oilers are still asking for premium dollars.