Montreal Canadiens winger Cole Caufield signed a massive contract extension earlier this week. It was one of the largest contracts ever signed by a Canadiens player and it says a lot about the young forward that it was pretty much unanimously heralded as a massive win for the team.
The eight-year contract extension with an annual cap hit of $7.85 million keeps the promising goal scorer in town for the entire duration of his prime. That alone is a win for the Canadiens, but they also avoided a few trends around the league that could have seen Caufield squeeze the team for even more dollars.