Confirmed Signing with Link: [CAR] Lee Stempniak (2 years, $2.5M AAV)

[M.C.G. 31]

Per McKenzie.

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[tarheelhockey]

His 10th team.

 

[Brock Anton]

Not a huge Stempniak fan, but can't argue with the price and he'll fill a role on the right in our top 9.

 

[izzy]

Good for him to get on a team early this time

 

[Carolinas Identity*]

Curious on term//$$

 

[NYR94]

He's too good to bounce around like this. Really liked him in limited time as a Ranger. He was a steal for NJ last year.

 

[Qubax]

That's a great deal for Carolina. He could have easily gotten 3.75 ish

 

[WesMcCauley]

Why isnt he getting better deals? Said it before last season before NJ signed him aswell. Why has no team signed him? Loved him when he was a NYR.

Then he scores 51 points this season and get 2,5 AAV wtf? And he is a very solid defensive player aswell. Dont get why he isnt liked more by GM`s in the NHL.

 

[Wolfpuck]

I like it.

 

[SensBrawler]

His 10th team.

Trying to catch Mike Sillinger, I guess.

 

[KingBran]

One of those solid players where there is no reasonable explanation as to why they have moved around so much. Always liked Stempy.

 

[brettzz]

That's a great deal for Carolina. He could have easily gotten 3.75 ish

i think if he couldve he wouldve

 

[Carolinas Identity*]

Solid pick up

 

[Zirakzigil]

Great depth move for them

 

[Unsustainable]

Good move

 

[missingchicklet]

Pretty cool that about a third of HF posters have seen him play on their team.

 

[Thehair17]

Love it, the one guy I was hoping RF would go for, especially at that price.

 

[Burt Reynolds]

He'll put up roughly 40 points in the first half of the season, and then I'm sure my Bruins will trade you even more mid round picks to get him back at the deadline.

 

[Stickpucker]

One of those solid players where there is no reasonable explanation as to why they have moved around so much. Always liked Stempy.

Maybe he smells like cabbage?

 

[Whaddagoal]

One of those solid players where there is no reasonable explanation as to why they have moved around so much. Always liked Stempy.

Yep, always been baffled by this.

Almost everywhere he went he was generally well liked by fans and also played a pretty reasonable or good/very good game.

In NJ he was stellar, particularly given the expectations of the whole team he quietly did his job well, quite the clutch player, at least in NJ he was always in the big moments.

 

[daigle]

Cool, 10th team is impressive. Sure that is something he thinks about?

If he is traded this season, then that's 8 teams in 4 years

Easily a Las Vegas player next season...

 

[Roboturner913]

Yep, always been baffled by this.

Almost everywhere he went he was generally well liked by fans and also played a pretty reasonable or good/very good game.

In NJ he was stellar, particularly given the expectations of the whole team he quietly did his job well, quite the clutch player, at least in NJ he was always in the big moments.

Sometimes players like this get traded because they are just plain old valuable. Sillinger was a good example of that, he bounced around a ton but nobody would say he was just your average journeyman. He got traded a lot because he had qualities that teams coveted. Stempniak falls into that category too IMO.

 

[thekernel]

The journeyman journeys. I thought he'd want to go back to New Jersey after getting lots of minutes and putting up fantastic numbers, but I guess he'll get top 6 minutes in Carolina too.

 

[KrisLetAngry]

51 points only 2m5 million.

Honestly what the hell. Could have got more

 

[TheUnseenHand]

I don't understand how teams keep getting this guy for next to nothing then letting him go after he plays really well.

Glad he got more than 1 year.