2014 Overspend in Free Agency Thread

[dash]

I mean, I guess the Flames have to get to the cap floor somehow, I just think Engelland is Cory Sarich awful.

 

[pixburgher66]

That's per year?

No, it can't be. That would be incomprehensibly stupid.

It's real. There was apparently a bidding war involving the Oilers.

 

[dash]

It's real. There was apparently a bidding war involving the Oilers.

A bidding war for Engelland? Okay, that's comedy gold right there.

 

[pixburgher66]

I mean, I guess the Flames have to get to the cap floor somehow, I just think Engelland is Cory Sarich awful.

He has value...but he will nevvvvvver come close to living up to that deal.

 

[sbb122]

Jesus tap dancing Christ, that's terrible.

He was a better 4th line winger in PIT than he was a d-man.

 

[dash]

He was a better 4th line winger in PIT than he was a d-man.

2015 draft lottery, here we come (lol)

 

[esls79]

It's real. There was apparently a bidding war involving the Oilers.

I still cannot fathom this sentence.

 

[forty_three]

I still cannot fathom this sentence.

I was thinking the same thing. I was like "Those *look* like English words, but..."

 

[sbb122]

He is from Edmonton, i can see him wanting to play at home. Calgary should have slowly backed away.

 

[Darkstone42]

He is from Edmonton, i can see him wanting to play at home. Calgary should have quickly backed away.

Fixed that for you.

 

[evolver115]

2015 draft lottery, here we come (lol)

McDavid

 

[forty_three]

 

[Darkstone42]

Why are teams overvaluing Penguins' defensemen? Shouldn't it go the other way?

Maybe someone does want Scuderi after all!

 

[sabresfaninthesouth]

It's real. There was apparently a bidding war involving the Oilers.

Of course there was. Why wouldn't there have been.

 

[dash]

McDavid

I hear good things about Jack Eichel as well, short term pain for long term gain?

 

[dash]

It's refreshing to hear that the Flames are on the same wavelength as the Oilers braintrust, it really is...

 

[evolver115]

I hear good things about Jack Eichel as well, short term pain for long term gain?

I'd go with the Canadian

 

[sabresfaninthesouth]

Sorry dash, but that might be worse than the Orpik deal.

Though it's kinda like deciding weather it's worse to have your left arm or your right arm torn off.

 

[puckhead]

 

[sabresfaninthesouth]

I assume the deciding factor will be which city has the highest concentration of IHOPs.