Barnes: McDavid's new Oilers contract 'insane' but 'logical'

In the National Hockey League’s salary cap era, now 12 years on, only seven general managers have massaged the numbers well enough to produce a Stanley Cup winner.
One of them, Peter Chiarelli, just committed US$100-million to fuzzy-cheeked phenom Connor McDavid on an eight-year extension of his entry-level deal. The Edmonton Oilers captain will haul in an average of $12.5-million per year, the bulk of it in signing bonuses, after next season.
That’s crazy money. It comes with intens