Brightwing
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Stone got that extension because he was on the verge of heading to free agency and would have been a top player on the market. Vegas paid a premium on him.
If the Hawks get the extension done the summer prior, it's probably 7.5-8M which I think is affordable.
The summer prior the Sens were not shopping him. They were still hoping to hang on to him and at that point I don't think Stone had decided whether or not he would re-sign with Ottawa. I follow the Sens really closely as one of my closest friends is a huge fan and we go to games regularly when I'm up her way. I've seen the Sens play in person more than any other team.
In the summer of 2018 the Sens re-signed Stone to a one-year deal at $7.3 million. He was a RFA at that point and the deal took him to free agency. They were probably hoping they could work things out and he would be their new captain. But by the trade deadline it was clear the team was so bad Stone was not staying. Same thing with Duchene so they went on a selling spree.
Stone also fetched a high-end prospect in Eric Brannstrom who was picked 15OA and a second. I don't think the Hawks are in the business of making those trades at this point as they're currently rebuilding.