2014 Overspend in Free Agency Thread

[jstewismybastardson]

I see raymond went to calgary. Oprah works in strange ways

 

[puckhead]

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

$8.7 million

 

[puckhead]

I see raymond went to calgary. Oprah works in strange ways

way earlier in the thread, i mentioned that your would be insufferable about this signing.
you are going to need to step up your game once you are back from vacation

 

[dash]

I see raymond went to calgary. Oprah works in strange ways

A year late, but still prophetic.

 

[IPostedWhat]

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

 

[IPostedWhat]

 

[Cobiemonster]

 

[jstewismybastardson]

They just closed the ihop at brentwood mall in burnaby

Maybe bringing penner in sooner would have kept it open

 

[David_son]

Agreed. Good money and he will be fine for the life of the term.

Typical rangers letting the younger better player go and signing an over the hill replacement for the same money. I cant wait until Sather is no longer the GM. But i have been saying that for 15 years

 

[Jims_Doors]

I suppose it's too much to hope for that that is $2.9M per?

/Still wouldn't be Calgary's worst deal today.

top 3 worst signing(by any team) so far today along with Orpik to Washington and Jussi to FLA

Engelland shouldn't really even be playing in the NHL let alone getting a 3yr deal for 2.9 per

 

[forty_three]

So, Boston it is.

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

We have no less than three different places (none of them iHop) that specialize in breakfast. One of them actually *only* serves breakfast. They are open 6am to 2pm. And their pancakes are delicious.

So this is what it's come down to. Waffles or Pancakes.

 

[Darkstone42]

I guess I'll just go ahead and assume the 2.9 per for Engelland is a typo.

It's the only way.

 

[sabresfaninthesouth]

Any free agent signing announcement that begins with "after a bidding war with Edmonton" and doesn't contain the words "we've walked away from signing" is a bad idea.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Concussed andrew alberts is probably better than engelland

 

[evolver115]

There must be a massive bidding war going on for Nisakanen. I thought for sure he'd be gone by now.

 

[dash]

Can the Flames use a compliance buyout on Engelland?

 

[Cobiemonster]

 

[Cobiemonster]

Became more and more clear that the Flyers would re-sign Razor after the other backups were off the board

 

[Cobiemonster]

 

[IPostedWhat]

500!