George McPhee loves Stone.
— Jesse Granger (@JesseGranger_) March 8, 2019
Not only did he give Stone a NMC (which he doesn't normally do) but $48M of the $76M is in signing bonuses. Much like Tavares' contract in Toronto.
Back on July 1 I asked McPhee if he would sign a contract structured like that & he said this- pic.twitter.com/5HSOmQemih