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[SterioDesign]

7years 49$m

here goes my good day...

[Coorslight]

WOW that's ummmm...alot.

[Triumph]

Yay, now Devils fans can stop thinking he's coming here. What a horrendous deal for Nashville.

[SterioDesign]

Yay, now Devils fans can stop thinking he's coming here. What a horrendous deal for Nashville.

time to think weber is coming here then !

[devlman]

Worth every dime.

They need some serious offense help though

Edited by devlman, 03 November 2011 - 11:52 AM.

[Jas0nMacIsaac]

This is hilarious, how many teams are going to be handicapped by big goaltender deals.

[Elias26]

Nooooo....

[GoArmySports]

This is hilarious, how many teams are going to be handicapped by big goaltender deals.

I agree, signing goalies to long term deals isn't the smartest move.

[Devilsfan118]

At 7m/year?

I'm glad we didn't touch that.

[Elias26]

Worth every dime.

They need some serious offense help though

I agree. Anyone bashing this deal on here better be equally critical of the Kovy deal.

[SterioDesign]

I agree. Anyone bashing this deal on here better be equally critical of the Kovy deal.

well at least when Kovy is not playing well he's still on the ice trying... and even if he doesnt perform well there's other guys who can get the job done... but when you have 7m sitting on the bench not even playing... that hurt

[Triumph]

I agree. Anyone bashing this deal on here better be equally critical of the Kovy deal.

Amazingly, this deal is probably worse than the Kovalchuk deal. It's especially worse because of the cap situation of Nashville - they are a floor team. They're now spending just under 50 million dollars on player salaries. Investing 1/7th or 1/8th of that in a goalie who's had one elite season and 2 average-ish ones isn't really the smartest solution.

[Parisalchuk]

There goes that dream of us getting him in the off season.

[Random Poster]

well at least when Kovy is not playing well he's still on the ice trying

Yeah, trying to beat three defenders by himself.

[SterioDesign]

Yeah, trying to beat three defenders by himself.

alright come on now, if the guy is trying to make plays or pass on a 2on1 people are whinning that he's a shooter and thats what he's getting paid for and that he's not producing like he was in Atl, and when he's trying to make stuff happen and shoot like he use to people are still bashing him cause he's doing too much by himself

[aylbert]

I agree. Anyone bashing this deal on here better be equally critical of the Kovy deal.

But Jay Grossman loves both the Kovy and Rinne deals... (both clients)

[Random Poster]

alright come on now, if the guy is trying to make plays or pass on a 2on1 people are whinning that he's a shooter and thats what he's getting paid for and that he's not producing like he was in Atl, and when he's trying to make stuff happen and shoot like he use to people are still bashing him cause he's doing too much by himself

When Kovalchuk is not playing well, a big part of that is trying too hard by doing it himself, often to results that make him look like he's playing poorly. I think alot of it is frustration more then selfishness.

Going 1 on 3 is not "trying". It's more like over-trying to negative results.

Edited by SJP20, 03 November 2011 - 12:49 PM.

[NJDevs4978]

I agree. Anyone bashing this deal on here better be equally critical of the Kovy deal.

This has zero to do with the Kovy deal. Kovy is (was?) a premier scorer and those don't grow on trees. Conversely you can get a lot of goalies that can put up numbers, particularly with a defense like Nashville's (look at how good Lindback was for them last year). Not to mention Nashville has a lower cap than most of the league.

Edited by NJDevs4978, 03 November 2011 - 12:58 PM.

[TheMazz]

There is always Jonathan Bernier...

[aylbert]

I thought LA still sees Bernier as their future, and Quick as their "right now".