oobga
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- Aug 1, 2003
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Good man Brownie. Just regained the love of every Oilers fan in a month, after a year of pain.
I can't help but be amused that people are happy to see Brown back after he was basically dubbed Conner "the killer of puppies" Brown for most of the season around here. Amazing what a decent playoff run can do for someone's reputation.
Hopefully we get a Janmark signing soon and these two guys who were so important to the run tot he cup finals can anchor a great 3rd line going into next year.
His stand was that Brown was garbage and always was garbage.I don t even think Drive will complain about this one
You do realize that the $3.25M bonus was going to count against our cap this year whether he signed here or not, right?Can I complain about the bonus now or are we still only counting this as a $1mill contract?
I'm glad Brown liked playing for us enough that he signed for cheap
Yes.You do realize that the $3.25M bonus was going to count against our cap this year whether he signed here or not, right?
By the same token a lot of posters keep saying "I don't care about anything but the playoffs" & he certainly helped us in the playoffs so......Yes.
But people were defending him early last year saying he was a league min because the bonus would hit next year. Saying his play for league minimum was good enough
Brown when negotiating his resigning: "we got something special here, and I want to be a part of it"
JJ said Brown signing for 1M really snowballed free agency day for the other free agents. Appreciates that Brown saw the big picture here.
Very commendable. JJ said he's known him for a long time and he's a great guy. This confirms it, very high character and has his priorities straight.
In all seriousness, Brown setting the example by taking a deal to stay is commendable, like JJ said, it influenced the other returning UFAs, his linemates, coincidentally. They probably wanted to play together again as a line as well, their best memories made when they really took off in the last two rounds.
While Skinner and Arvidsson were probably less influenced by Brown taking a deal, they were also both offered more elsewhere, no?
Brown will score a lot this year. lolBrown when negotiating his resigning: "we got something special here, and I want to be a part of it"
JJ said Brown signing for 1M really snowballed free agency day for the other free agents. Appreciates that Brown saw the big picture here.
He only started to play well in the playoffs, and not until the Dallas series.Did not think he'd be back, especially at this price. From what In understand, it took Brown half the year before he started feeling healthy again, and the way he played certainly reflected that. I can see him having a good year next season.
Oh yeh. We didn't even see the "Real" Brown until the the end of the season and playoffs as JJ put it. Brown should look like the player he was in Ottawa for us, and I wouldn't be surprised if he looks even better now that he's gelled with a team, a much better team that Ottawa at that.Brown will score a lot this year. lol
He only started to play well in the playoffs, and not until the Dallas series.
Maybe he will actually become a 4M player this year.Oh yeh. We didn't even see the "Real" Brown until the the end of the season and playoffs as JJ put it. Brown should look like the player he was in Ottawa for us, and I wouldn't be surprised if he looks even better now that he's gelled with a team, a much better team that Ottawa at that.