Because it cost them a 2nd round pick and a little bit of their overflow of cap space. There is no “he’ll never be worth 4.6!” Narrative. You’re making that up. It’s a gamble that he’ll be worth that , but for the blues it doesn’t matter if he’s ever worth it because cap space isn’t an issue. For the oilers it’s a massive gamble because of how tight to the cap they are.so why did St. Louis target him and overpay him? they believe he can blossom into a top 4 d-man...which I agree with
I don't get the "he'll never be worth 4.6!" narrative