Quoting: SJS2212
Jones, Karlsson, and Vlasic are not in the same breath as Couture, Kane, and Burns. 3 of those guys are playing up to their contract while 3 of them are not even playing to the caliber to deserve an NHL contract.
Burns AAV has been a steal, just the 8 year length.
Couture length was immediately suspect, shouldn't have been more than 5 years.
Kane was a bad signing, no matter how he has played, 7mil was way to much, 7 years way to long.
Jones was actually one of the few deals that kind of made sense, he had been very consistent, maybe the aav was <1mil to much but it was acceptable.
Vlasic, like Jones, was given an extension a year ahead of time, meaning it would be 9 years until his contract expired. Worth mentioning he was the best Defensive Defenceman for years up until after he was signed.
Karlsson, impulsive trade, impulsive signing, consequences...
Oh and I forgot this already horrible Labanc deal...