Quoting: Devil1122
I can use the same argument for Gallagher and Lee too. It's not only Kreider. If Kreider was on the Devils, I would hate that contract.
Kreider, Gallagher, Lee haven't been as consistent as Pavelski and their inconsistent PPG, limited roles (except Lee), age, etc all are red flags
You can use this season as an excuse but players like Pavelski still managed to produce
For the next 3-4 years Kreider will have a similar production as before, there is 0 concern for this. Money well spent
Then, cap will 💯 go up with all the new tv deals, marketing plans. Making his cap hit even less an issue
Now if we needed to move him for any reason(cap space but unlikely using common sense to forecast the increase) we could move him very easily. He still produces goal, assists, hits, PP, PK, SPEED. Now will TOR want to add him? Possibly, but he will likely be dealt to a team like CBJ/ARZ/FLA (poor af) who want to pay players less than their cap hit.. Hence the rich teams front loading contracts. Now if for some unknown reason we needed to give more incentive to take him, poor teams need pics more than the rich ones do… draft capital can be moved.. it’s a very simple concept