Oh, Marian.
I started typing this on Facebook, before I realized that it was long enough to really write up a complete blog post.
Marian Hossa has signed with the Chicago Blackhawks for 12 years at $62.8 million, for a $5.23 million per year cap hit.
I wonder if there is an equivalent phrase in Slovakian to "burning your bridges"?
Have fun playing Detroit 6 times next year, Hoss. Oh, and don't forget the playoffs. Maybe it'll be 'psychologically difficult' like it was this year for you to play against Pittsburgh.
Also, I'm stunned that Dale Tallon actually gave him a contract of this magnitude. He's clearly following the Ken Holland school of management by offering a longterm front-loaded contract to circumvent the cap and still let a guy cash in. What stuns me is that Tallon must realize that Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews, and Duncan Keith are all up after the 09-10 season. NHLnumbers.com is down right now so I don't have the exact numbers in front of me, but I know that Toews and Kane are a steal, both being in their rookie contracts right now. Keith is an upcoming defenseman who will also be due a massive pay raise.
And then there's Brian Campbell. He signed last year at $7.1 million per year and hasn't exactly been the sparkling defensive player they were hoping for. He's on the books for 7 more years.
Kevin Allen of USA Today (@kausatoday) twittered: With TSN saying Hossa signed with Chicago for 12 years, I have 'Hawks at $34 mill for eight players in 2010-11 witn no Kane, Toews, Keith
A few hours later, Nikolai Khabibulin left Chicago to sign with Edmonton. So the Blackhawks have Huet as their starter, who has a $5.625 million cap hit and who was replaced by the Bulin Wall partway through the season. Huet played two games in the Western Conference Finals, but he was horrid. Chicago has got to get a very competent backup, and unfortunately there aren't many left. They tried to trade him but were not successful thus far, and are stuck with him for 3 more years.
Detroit Red Wings coach made a comment during the post season that he couldn't wait for Chicago to get into cap trouble, and it looks like the time has come. It'll be interesting to see what Dale Tallon will do to keep their key players and ice a deep, competitive team, and do it around the big contracts they've given out.
Marian Hossa has signed with the Chicago Blackhawks for 12 years at $62.8 million, for a $5.23 million per year cap hit.
I wonder if there is an equivalent phrase in Slovakian to "burning your bridges"?
Have fun playing Detroit 6 times next year, Hoss. Oh, and don't forget the playoffs. Maybe it'll be 'psychologically difficult' like it was this year for you to play against Pittsburgh.
Also, I'm stunned that Dale Tallon actually gave him a contract of this magnitude. He's clearly following the Ken Holland school of management by offering a longterm front-loaded contract to circumvent the cap and still let a guy cash in. What stuns me is that Tallon must realize that Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews, and Duncan Keith are all up after the 09-10 season. NHLnumbers.com is down right now so I don't have the exact numbers in front of me, but I know that Toews and Kane are a steal, both being in their rookie contracts right now. Keith is an upcoming defenseman who will also be due a massive pay raise.
And then there's Brian Campbell. He signed last year at $7.1 million per year and hasn't exactly been the sparkling defensive player they were hoping for. He's on the books for 7 more years.
Kevin Allen of USA Today (@kausatoday) twittered: With TSN saying Hossa signed with Chicago for 12 years, I have 'Hawks at $34 mill for eight players in 2010-11 witn no Kane, Toews, Keith
A few hours later, Nikolai Khabibulin left Chicago to sign with Edmonton. So the Blackhawks have Huet as their starter, who has a $5.625 million cap hit and who was replaced by the Bulin Wall partway through the season. Huet played two games in the Western Conference Finals, but he was horrid. Chicago has got to get a very competent backup, and unfortunately there aren't many left. They tried to trade him but were not successful thus far, and are stuck with him for 3 more years.
Detroit Red Wings coach made a comment during the post season that he couldn't wait for Chicago to get into cap trouble, and it looks like the time has come. It'll be interesting to see what Dale Tallon will do to keep their key players and ice a deep, competitive team, and do it around the big contracts they've given out.
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