Quoting: GMs
Wreckless, we all know 5M for Danault it’s too expensive, but he’s not just a 3C, he’s an Elite defensive Center who doesn’t make mistakes on the ice + very good at faceoffs. We all know 5M it’s too much and we will regret it after 2 years. But that’s the price too keep him. I wouldn’t personally with Evans & Poehling
I reject the notion that it’s the price to keep him. Maybe pre-covid, but even that’s debateable. Pageau produces offense in the playoffs and Danault simply isn’t comparable. Not even close.
In a post Covid, flat cap world, the majority here are simply wrong. Danault will get his Pizza sponsorship to make up the difference. He’s a good player, but y’all are out to lunch having been sold hook, line, and sinker by his agents’ arguments.
There is no way Bergevin pays him more than Toffoli. He’ll let him walk before that happens.
Whether or not another team is willing to make a mistake they’ll regret in a year or two remains to be seen.
Some here are convinced to that end, but I still have my doubts.