OFFICIAL: Free Agency Opening Day(s) thread....

[beantownmaniac]

Gonchar to Ottawa-3yr 5.5 per with a NTC
Tanguay to Calgary-1yr 1.7

 

[pixburgher66]

looks like paul martin is coming to the burgh! not official, but apparently looking good! i LIKE IT!

 

[loki604]

TSNBobMcKenzie: Deal is not done yet, stress that, but Paul Martin eager to sign in PIT and PIT eager to sign him. Working towards that. Stay tuned.

Not ten minutes ago, this was my prediction to my co-workers. Come on Shero, make me look good.

 

[anderwho2513]

C'mon, Shero! Martin deserves nothing less than Gonchar's deal!

 

[Automattic]

lookie like it, loki!

 

[evolver115]

Not ten minutes ago, this was my prediction to my co-workers. Come on Shero, make me look good.

I'd be thrilled if they landed Paul. I see him being a guy that could pick up where Scuderi left off, but with an added bit of offense. He'd be a great fit.

 

[miamiforlife81]

Anyone else think the Sens overpaid for Gonchar? I would have used that towards Volchenkov.

 

[CatScrap]

God, When are the sabres at least going to sign a backup goalie. I can't believe we didn't pick up Biron for 1 mil a season...
Come on Regier do something...

Winchester to signs at ottawa for 2 years .75 per year.

 

[loki604]

I'd be thrilled if they landed Paul. I see him being a guy that could pick up where Scuderi left off, but with an added bit of offense. He'd be a great fit.

It's a very Shero move. Of the good defensemen out there, he was kind of flying under the radar. I'm thinking somewhere in the ballpark of 4 years, 16 million, give or take a few hundred grand.

 

[PhillyPhaithful48]

Fingers crossed for the Martin deal to fall through

 

[Dupster]

CatScrap, no use overpaying for the backup of choice right now. If that's your concern, just wait until there's only a couple left who haven't been picked up and give them 750k. It's not a great list of goalies, but, it's a pretty long one:

2010 Sortable Free Agent Tracker

 

[CatScrap]

St. Louis gets a 4 year extension with Tampa Bay

 

[mooger_35]

From Blob... TBay signs St. Louis to a 4 year extension.


edit: Damn you catscrap!

 

[Dupster]

TBay re-signs Marty St.Louis to a 4 year extension, he won't be a UFA next summer.

 

[anderwho2513]

If the Pens want an underrated PP QB with size, Kurtis Foster is available. He's got a bomb from the point, and he had 42 points last year feeding Stamkos. I'm sure he can do the same feeding that other 51-goal guy.

 

[pixburgher66]

miami, i agree. supposedly they would pay 5 for volchenkov, but 5.5 for gonch??? he helps their PP, i know, but that's an expensive PP specialist.

 

[PhillyPhaithful48]

Tampa signs saint Lewis to 4 year de....DOH

 

[loki604]

miami, i agree. supposedly they would pay 5 for volchenkov, but 5.5 for gonch??? he helps their PP, i know, but that's an expensive PP specialist.

Honestly, for all the talk about how much our PP sucked without Gonch, it sucked with him too. It just sucked less.

 

[Automattic]

Any word on what Tampa is gonna do with Marty St.Louis?

 

[pixburgher66]

sounds like martin. 4 years, 22 mil. litttttle pricey, not offical though. stupid gonch signing drove up market price.