It really does look like they were competing with themselves in an effort to overpay. Every red cent of the cap has to be spent wisely. Its the way horrible teams become decent and good teams become great.
I read the terms of this deal were predetermined before Feds came over....so the bad start had no bearing on the inevitable deal that was made....assuming that report was accurate.
Best case, he becomes a solid starter and its a great deal. Worst case, he helps secure a 1st overall draft pick by really sucking...not so bad... eh?
If he ends up really being horrible, it would not end up getting this management team fired, but add this to 3-4 more bad decisions and its unemployment line. At the very least, Danny is hitching his rep as a talent evaluator to these questionable KHL stats...we shall see....