The Dallas Stars continued to load up this offseason by signing one of the top free agent forwards available, Alexander Radulov, to a five-year contract worth $6.25 million per season.
The $31.25 million price tag is the largest contract signed in free agency this summer. NBC Sports - NHL
I heard on the NHL's radio station that MTL offered Rads a similar contract. The issue was that with greater tax liability in Montreal, $6.25M AAV in Dallas would be approx. $8.25M in MTL to get the same after-tax cost. It will be interesting to see how Hitch and Rads work with each other.