It didn’t even sound like they bothered much with Ilya Mikheyev, probably already knowing he was going to be priced out of their range (and $4.75 million over four years is not a contract they want on the books).
With Hyman, they did try extending the term to eight years to shave down the annual average value. It was a fair approach with a very good hockey player, but the dollars didn’t work for the other party. It’s unclear how far along talks progressed with Campbell, but he ended up earning good money over a lengthy term. Even with lesser players like Alex Galchenyuk and Nick Foligno, Dubas and Brandon Pridham held firm.