MacKinnon signs eight-year deal, becomes highest-paid NHL player

[{"selector":"#anim-ec808600-4d24-4ed6-aafd-62e440606fa9","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ab20f6ef-0616-4ce8-9197-a38dbec6c4a5","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 259.63727%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Nathan McKinnon signed an eight-year contract with the Colorado Avalanche. Image source - Instagram

[{"selector":"#anim-b0419d99-379a-4992-b6cb-d9750262bb60","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fc5ccc2b-8eae-433f-b1d5-fbf0b4a19397","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 246.29631%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The eight-year contract will start from next season. Image source - Instagram

[{"selector":"#anim-30dd3762-35b2-4e29-a540-47da55bc3e1b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4838ba27-5ce2-48b4-a502-c4563adfcd15","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 215.58638%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] McKinnon's seven-year contract with the Avalanche will end next year, which he signed on July 8, 2016. Image source - Instagram

[{"selector":"#anim-ddf864d5-03e7-437a-9b19-411af0e6e6c2","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c2a1951a-3239-4570-bfc5-4dc3a8ad6403","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 280.04540%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] McKinnon could have become an unrestricted free agent after this season. Image source - Instagram

[{"selector":"#anim-1dfa9812-634a-4a65-a8e5-74763cb98d8c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-50b6ed36-fd10-4ab3-b501-f68e06cdc0e6","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 180.02362%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] "I always admired players who are with one franchise. I think that's pretty special, and I'd like to remain as well my whole career, MacKinnon said. Image source - Instagram

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