Cap Comparables: Why Cale Makar became the NHL’s first $20-million player
How exactly does Cale Makar’s new deal stack up against other elite blue-liners around the game? To get a sense, Sonny Sachdeva takes a look at some of the other big-ticket contracts handed out to defenceman of late.
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- Avalanche sign star Cale Makar to largest contract in NHL history at $163.2 million
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