Free Agent Frenzy thread

[puckhead]

Hal Gill ‏@Skillsy75 1h
Summers over, school is on, air is cool, leaves are changing and hockey is about to.... ah, I need a team.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

I have to disagree with this. Corey Crawford has put up very good numbers each of the past 3 seasons. That mediocre goalie the Blackhawks won the Cup with before turned out to be one of the best goalies in the league last year, so the contract would be totally worth it if Crawford ends up being like Niemi down the road. Also don't forget that Carey Price has been in the league longer than Crawford, hasn't achieved anything that Crawford hasn't, yet Price is the 3rd highest paid goalie in the league, so if Price is entitled to $39 million over 6 years, Crawford is also entitled $36 over 6 years. Maybe it's not the best deal for a goalie, but I think he deserves it considering what he's done for the franchise.

he was shite in 11/12 ... 1 year removed from being 36th out of 45 goalies in the league when it came to Save %

you compare that contract with the Sharks having Niemi locked up for 2 more years at 3.8 mill

 

[puckhead]

he was shite in 11/12 ... 1 year removed from being 36th out of 45 goalies in the league when it came to Save %

you compare that contract with the Sharks having Niemi locked up for 2 more years at 3.8 mill

very good read on CC's numbers
Corey Crawford gets a six-year, $36 million contract from the Blackhawks, but is anyone really sure why? | Backhand Shelf | Blogs | theScore.com

 

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Ryan O'Byrne has signed in the KHL and Russian police have alerted women to guard their purses...

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

he was shite in 11/12 ... 1 year removed from being 36th out of 45 goalies in the league when it came to Save %

you compare that contract with the Sharks having Niemi locked up for 2 more years at 3.8 mill

Niemi was the best goalie in the NHL last year as far as I'm concerned. He should be paid much higher than he is. Easily one of the most underrated and underpaid goalies in the NHL. If we use Niemi as the example, a lot of goalies in this league are going to seem severely overpaid.

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

You know what, just realized I used Carey Price to justify Crawford's contract, so you're entitled to use Niemi to call Crawford overpaid. Fair point. At the same time, I expect Niemi to bank when his extension is up.

 

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Hal Gill ‏@Skillsy75 1h
Summers over, school is on, air is cool, leaves are changing and hockey is about to.... ah, I need a team.

Hal Gill could be this year's Cam Barker puck...

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

Hal Gill could be this year's Cam Barker puck...

Hal Gill would fit in real well with the Lightning IMO. They need someone like Hal Gill in a bad way.

 

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Also, there's this from Bob McKenzie:

Following up on @mayornhl's earlier tweet, veteran netminder Mathieu Garon has indeed been invited to LAK camp on a PTO (pro tryout).

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Niemi was the best goalie in the NHL last year as far as I'm concerned. He should be paid much higher than he is. Easily one of the most underrated and underpaid goalies in the NHL. If we use Niemi as the example, a lot of goalies in this league are going to seem severely overpaid.

and yet the blackhawks walked away from niemi after he won a cup with them and won an arb. ruling that would have paid him 2.75 shmill per

basically just shows how dumb and overpriced the extension with crawford was (and stan bowmans decision making with regards to the position has been)

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

Also, there's this from Bob McKenzie:

Following up on @mayornhl's earlier tweet, veteran netminder Mathieu Garon has indeed been invited to LAK camp on a PTO (pro tryout).

I would probably rather have Scrivens backing up Quick than Garon. Not bad for an insurance goalie in case Quick or Scrivens go down. Otherwise, Kings would be better off if he's willing to play for the Manchester Monarchs IMO.

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

and yet the blackhawks walked away from niemi after he won a cup with them and won an arb. ruling that would have paid him 2.75 shmill per

basically just shows how dumb and overpriced the extension with crawford was (and stan bowmans decision making with regards to the position has been)

Although the Hawks got away with it, I wouldn't have let Niemi go. He deserved to get paid like Crawford IMO. Maybe that's why they gave Crawford that fat contract, to make up for the mistake they made with Niemi? I'll admit Crawford's contract isn't exactly optimal, but I can't blame the Hawks for showing loyalty to a goalie for once.

 

[mattola]

Ex-Bruin Hal Gill invited to Flyers camp.

 

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Ex-Bruin Hal Gill invited to Flyers camp.

Makes sense - Orange is one of their primary colo(u)rs and a favo(u)rite choice of pylons.

 

[esls79]

Ex-Bruin Hal Gill invited to Flyers camp.

I heard Chris Therien was their first choice for a pylon but they couldn't coax him out of the broadcast booth.

 

[KennyBanyeah]

I heard Chris Therien was their first choice for a pylon but they couldn't coax him out of the broadcast booth.

These reports are untrue.

The were able to coax Therien out of the booth.

He just won't arrive at ice level until the 2015-2016 season.

 

[DevilishWon]

Is Hal slow enough to be a flyers d man?

 

[mattola]

@News1130Sports: Free Agent Mason Raymond, formerly of the #Canucks is off to Toronto for a pro tryout with the Maple Leafs.

 

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@News1130Sports: Free Agent Mason Raymond, formerly of the #Canucks is off to Toronto for a pro tryout with the Maple Leafs.

Excellent news, Matty.

 

[mattola]

Excellent news, Matty.

For both of us