The Colorado Avalanche are making Nathan MacKinnon the highest-paid player in the NHL's salary cap era, with an eight-year contract that is worth US$100.8 million, according to a source that told the Associated Press.
DENVER -- The Colorado Avalanche are making Nathan MacKinnon the highest-paid player in the NHL's salary cap era.
The only richer deals than MacKinnon's in the cap era are: Alex Ovechkin's US$124 million, 13-year contract with Washington, Shea Weber's US$110 million, 14-year contract with Nashville and Sidney Crosby's US$104.4 million, 12-year contract with Pittsburgh. The collective bargaining agreement has since limited contract lengths to eight years for a players re-signing with his own team and seven for free agents.
MacKinnon, the top overall pick in the 2013 draft, has been a finalist for the Hart Trophy in three of the last five seasons . He has 242 career goals and 406 assists -- the most of anyone from his draft class. He's part of a core Avalanche group that also includes defenseman Cale Makar, forward Mikko Rantanen and captain Gabriel Landeskog.
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