That's bottom pairing defenseman money though, and I thought Oleksiak was playing like a middle pair?
For reference:
Letang (30) makes 7.25 til '22
Schultz (27) makes 5.5 til '20
Dumoulin (26) makes 4.1 til '23
Maatta (23) makes ~4.083 til '22
Hunwick (32) makes 2.25 til '20
Surely 25 year old middle-pairing Oleksiak, just entering his prime as a defenseman, is worth at least 4.5 if not 5 with the cap going up?
Or maybe some Pens fans are getting a 'little' overzealous and he's not actually quite that good? If he is though, be prepared to back up the boasts with the appropriate cap hit this summer.