That deangelo contract would be a tough one to buy out when he eventually goes crazy again.

Ya but he runs the top PP unit. He will get paid somewhere. 4 years might be that bad. Otherwise you walk him to UFA.

He’s a pretty special case where i wouldn’t be worried about walking him to UFA. He’ll be a UFA after next season, so maybe a two year deal or something?

I just think its so likely that he goes off the rails at some point and either has to get bought out, or he’s suspended long term or something. I still think when all is said and done he winds up with more KHL games than NHL games played.

Possibly.