Cale Makar contract makes him NHL's first $20M man: Why deal is worth it for Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche star defenseman Cale Makar could be one of the last NHL players to sign an eight-year contract, and he and the team made it a record-breaker.He'll make $163.2 million in the extension he signed on Friday, Aug. 28 and have a record $20.4 million average annual value. He's the NHL's first $20 million player.After Sept. 15, the maximum contract length goes to seven years for a player re-signing with his team and six years for a player signing with another team.But this extension