After years of an anemic offense, the Hurricanes finally stumbled upon their long awaited top line center and franchise cornerstone in Sebastian Aho. Then, the Montreal Canadiens tried to take him away.
In case you missed it (really??), the Canadiens submitted a long anticipated offer sheet on July 1st to the tune of $42.27 million over five years. The Hurricanes wanted to lock up Aho with more term than five years, and Marc Bergevin was aware of that. Narratives across the league about Tom Dundon would indicate that the front-loaded, signing bonus-heavy nature of the proposed deal would bankrupt the billionaire and force him to part with his franchise’s most valuable asset.