from Michael Grange of Sportsnet,

... there is probably a number of NHL players locked into long-term deals that might be regretting the security they have when compared to the seemingly ever-expanding pool of revenue they could be digging into if the new NHL universe unfolds according to Rogers’s multi-billion dollar bet.

Some of the richest players in the NHL might be underpaid in a few years as the growth of the game makes the 13-year, $124-million deal Alex Ovechkin is labouring under seem like servitude, and Shea Weber finds himself wondering what could have been a few years into his 14-year, $110-million contract and its average salary of $7.857 million.

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