Yeah, as a fan of a rival Pacific team I think I'm pretty happy with that. It feels inevitable given what they gave up to get him, and I think it makes sense for where the Sharks are right now, but if it doesn't result in a cup immediately in the next couple there's going to be some really tough years on the backend. Definitely a contender to show up as worst contract in the league in 3 or 4 years.
And if it does lead to Pavelski leaving, you can probably make the argument that it's not a better team even in the short term.
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