Kuznetsov will still be a restricted free agent once the pact expires .
Assuming free agent develops on the track free agent 's on , it 's easy to see free agent signing to the maximum eight - year term for big dollars after that .
Kuznetsov will still be a restricted free agent once the pact expires , but assuming he develops on the track he 's on , it 's easy to see him signing to the maximum eight - year term for big dollars after that .