What a rollercoaster the last couple weeks from thinking this was a slam dunk until now.
I was pushing for them to leave Landy unprotected in expansion, with the reasoning being that they could pretend they just had a really tough negotiation. Then they leave him exposed because they really did have a tough negotiation.
I thought 7x7 was the fair compromise. Looks like Landy playing hard ball right back at Joe got him the extra year. Good for him. Might be painful for the Avs down the road, but that's a problem for down the road.
The Captain is back! Now lets go win a Cup boys!