Blake Comeau and his 700k...

[CBJWerenski8]

Good for him but his offensive surge is obviously due to playing with Malkin. He's got so much open space now and he has a good shot.

 

[KrisLetAngry]

If I'm the Pens GM I offer 2x2 2.5x2 2x3 and hope he takes it. If not then he go to another team and get his payday. Isn't that what wingers in Pittsburgh do?

He's playing actually really well and that's good. With are injuries we needed players to step up

Probably the 5th best pens forward this year. And 7 - 8th best player on team. For 700k that's a steal

 

[MrBrightside]

If I'm the Pens GM I offer 2x2 2.5x2 2x3 and hope he takes it. If not then he go to another team and get his payday. Isn't that what wingers in Pittsburgh do?

He's playing actually really well and that's good. With are injuries we needed players to step up

Probably the 5th best pens forward this year. And 7 - 8th best player on team. For 700k that's a steal

The 7th-8th best player on a team with Sid, Geno, Hornqvist, Letang, Maatta, Fleury, Sutter, Martin, Ehrhoff, etc.? Easy tiger.

 

[KrisLetAngry]

The 7th-8th best player on a team with Sid, Geno, Hornqvist, Letang, Maatta, Fleury, Sutter, Martin, Ehrhoff, etc.? Easy tiger.

Martin has disappointed me this season on so many levels.

Ehrhoff has not yet played to his fullest.

The first 7 names Def better this season then him. He'd be #8.

Until Ehrhoff and Martin begin playing 9/10 games at there top pairing level then they can be better then Comeau.

11 ES goals this season. That's solid production.

 

[Ehlert]

Playing with Malkin does wonders.

 

[Zen Arcade]

Even if he ends up.back as a speedy 4th liner that hits and chips in a goal occasionally, he's worth more than 700,000. Worse players are making more.

 

[TorstenFrings]

Even if he ends up.back as a speedy 4th liner that hits and chips in a goal occasionally, he's worth more than 700,000. Worse players are making more.

Yep. To "not even be worth 700k" (as was repeatedly claimed) you'd essentially would have to be not even a borderline NHL player. I don't think it is getting quite that bad yet with him. Even if he is that brutal half the time though, as long as he is as good as currently the other half he should be fine at 700k, though frustrating probably.

 

[MrClutch86]

He's okay..I mean he does get to play with Malkin so that helps

 

[Beauner]

I didn't like the signing at all initially. Boy has he proved me wrong. Guy actually has some decent hands/grit and isn't a leech like Jokinen (not to be critical..I liked Jussi but he couldn't really create on his own).

 

[Islanderfan17]

Dime a dozen player is all I'm saying. Not some diamond in the rough. If he leaves Pittsburgh, you'll forget about him once the next perennial bottom 6er comes in and works his ass off.

He's nothing special.

Totally agree. I watched him for years on the Island as a season ticket holder, he's a guy that can produce given talent to play with but that's as far as it goes. He had a somewhat flukey 20 something goal season but none of his other years were like that at all.

He's decent, and I disagree with the guy saying he doesn't deserve at least a million. He's easily good enough to make that much, just not much more than that.

 

[tfong]

Just don't sign him to a Leino contract and you guys will be fine

 

[Blues88]

The defense of Blake Comeau in here is truly bizarre. He may be punching above his weight right now with better linemates and getting to sniff PP time with the Pens, but there is absolutely a reason he commanded only 700k in the off season.

The guy put up a 46 point year, then proceeded to be waived, traded, and left unsigned by 2 more teams. He had a combined 43 points over the next 3 seasons. Good for him that's he's found a niche, but let's not act like he was some known, serviceable winger that people turned their backs on. He drove his own career into the doldrums with streaky play and downright awful decision making.

Pens have been fortunate to pick up Hornqvist, shed Neal's salary, and see Comeau produce around 2 of the top offensive players in the world. Good for them. They still have depth issues that they should keep working to address.

 

[Skobel24]

I enjoyed him as a Flame. He may not be flashy, but the effort is always there. Glad to see him doing well.

 

[Dying Alive]

The defense of Blake Comeau in here is truly bizarre. He may be punching above his weight right now with better linemates and getting to sniff PP time with the Pens, but there is absolutely a reason he commanded only 700k in the off season.

The guy put up a 46 point year, then proceeded to be waived, traded, and left unsigned by 2 more teams. He had a combined 43 points over the next 3 seasons. Good for him that's he's found a niche, but let's not act like he was some known, serviceable winger that people turned their backs on. He drove his own career into the doldrums with streaky play and downright awful decision making.

Pens have been fortunate to pick up Hornqvist, shed Neal's salary, and see Comeau produce around 2 of the top offensive players in the world. Good for them. They still have depth issues that they should keep working to address.

Who stated or even implied that they didn't? The thread is about Comeau playing much better than you'd expect out of a $700K player right now. The whole point is that he was pulled off of the scrap heap and is really delivering.

As far as "getting to sniff PP time", every one of his goals and 18 of his 19 points are even strength.

 

[TNT87]

I wasn't enthused when the Pens signed him but he's done everything that the Pens have asked. Right now he is a steal at his salary. He wasn't a major acquisition but he has definitely done a nice job for the Penguins and has been a solid contributor. You can't ask for much more than that.

 

[66-30-33]

The guy did have a 24 goal season with the Islanders, 17 goal season aswell. Put him with the right players and he will produce. I'd love to keep him here past this season but it aint happening. Some team will offer him $$$.

 

[Will Hunting]

He´s back after 20 gms missed. 1g+1a after the 1st period already. Looking as terrific as before. No matter what the Flames fans say about him, he´s just good.

 

[molsonmuscle360]

Blake was my neighbor for a few years when I was 15-18 living in Meadow Lake, I graduated with his older sister, so I'm always glad when he does well. I think he's a fairly solid player, and wouldn't mind at all if Edmonton picked him up for 1.5 or something for next season on the 4th line.

 

[Lunatik]

I'm glad Comeau is having success, he really gets alot of undeserved hate from Flames fans. But Comeau plays hard every shift, he plays the game the right way and deserves success.

 

[Ogrezilla]

Obviously playing with Malkin is helping him a lot, but there have been a LOT of players who were played with Malkin or Crosby who looked like garbage and still couldn't score. You can't put anyone there and expect it to work.

 

[Voight]

Yea cause there aren't many players like him out there.

 

[DCDM]

Comeau played hard as a Flame, he was just put in positions to fail (eg. on the top line as center, being overplayed in the top 6 in general). Glad he's found some success.

 

[tmurfin]

Happy for Blake.. He definitely plays hard, and given the right tutelage he could be a very good 3rd liner. He was just thrown in over his head in Calgary and just could not take the ball and run with it.. Very straight forward player, big, fast, heavy shot. As long as he plays a simple game, he'll continue to do alright

 

[Jules Winnfield]

Comeau is Dupuis 2.0 lite IMO.

Does a lot of things good. Skates hard. Solid fundamentals. Busts his ass.

Hope "some" Pens fans don't give him the Dupers treatment.

 

[Tkachuky]

Very surprising. Pretty bad in his days in Calgary