[Official] NHL free agency

Xcursion · Jul 1, 2008

First offer sheet!

3:49PM Vancouver signs RFA forward David Backes to an offer sheet, 3 years $7.5-million. St. Louis has seven days to match or accept a 2nd round draft pick as compensation.

Android1 · Jul 1, 2008

vancouver just signed an offer sheet on st. louis' david backes

Vancouver signs RFA forward David Backes to an offer sheet, 3 years $7.5-million. St. Louis has seven days to match or accept a 2nd round draft pick as compensation.

Xcursion · Jul 1, 2008

Android1 said:
vancouver just signed an offer sheet on st. louis' david backes

Vancouver signs RFA forward David Backes to an offer sheet, 3 years $7.5-million. St. Louis has seven days to match or accept a 2nd round draft pick as compensation.

Beat you to it.

Android1 · Jul 1, 2008

the pens better not go after bertuzzi...i hate that fuckin guy. i think he would be a decent player along side sid or geno....but he is a d-bag

Android1 · Jul 1, 2008

xcursion gets the winner winner chicken dinner

Xcursion · Jul 1, 2008

Tucker would be better than Bertuzzi but expect Tucker to demand around the same thing he was making in Toronto even after getting bought out.

Android1 · Jul 1, 2008

FUCK YOU COLORADO TAKING TUCKER

edit: 2 years 4.5 million what a fucking steal

Sojourn · Jul 1, 2008

Android1 said:
the pens better not go after bertuzzi...i hate that fuckin guy. i think he would be a decent player along side sid or geno....but he is a d-bag

He was anything but a d-bag in Anaheim. He got along with all his teammates. He was a great guy to the fans. Sure, he still took the occasional bad penalty, but there was nothing wrong with the guy. He just wasn't worth $4 million last season with the early concussion and early struggles to produce.

Android1 · Jul 1, 2008

k......rolston or avery would perfect for the pens...MAKE IT HAPPEN SHERO

Xcursion · Jul 1, 2008

Android1 said:
FUCK YOU COLORADO TAKING TUCKER

edit: 2 years 4.5 million what a fucking steal

They did get a steal. I am surprised he went for less than he was making in Toronto.

Xcursion · Jul 1, 2008

Android1 said:
k......rolston or avery would perfect for the pens...MAKE IT HAPPEN SHERO

I think Avery would be better in New Jersey. It would be great to see how he and Marty got along.

Android1 · Jul 1, 2008

well, hes getting 1 mil/yr from toronto because he was bought out, so gotta take that into account, he will be getting an additional 1 mil ontop of what the avs are paying him

Kerosene31 · Jul 1, 2008

Tucker still gets like a million or so from Toronto still, right? I think they still have to pay him some on top of that IIRC

edit: yeah thx android

Gweedo · Jul 1, 2008

I would have tucker on my team in an instant

Sojourn · Jul 1, 2008

I wonder if Sundin is going to go for that $10 million. I mean, holy shit that's a lot of money.

Kerosene31 · Jul 1, 2008

That Sundin deal would be nuts.

Xcursion · Jul 1, 2008

Android1 said:
well, hes getting 1 mil/yr from toronto because he was bought out, so gotta take that into account, he will be getting an additional 1 mil ontop of what the avs are paying him

I know that but I still expected him to act like Yashin and demand what he was making before ontop of what he'll be getting after being bought out.

Gweedo · Jul 1, 2008

Sojourn said:
I wonder if Sundin is going to go for that $10 million. I mean, holy shit that's a lot of money.

Its what briere is being payed in his first 2 seasons with us I believe

Android1 · Jul 1, 2008

yah but sundin would only play for 2 years....10 mil is rediculous

Xcursion · Jul 1, 2008

Android1 said:
yah but sundin would only play for 2 years....10 mil is rediculous

I think 2 years of Sundin at 10 million a year is better than 2 years of Briere at 10 million. I would take Sundin simply because of his leadership role. I know Briere also has it but I think Sundin would be better.

Edit: But he's certainly no Vanek :lol: