GDT: Free Agent Frenzy Part II - Awful deals galore! (Clowe to NJ)

[0ddManRush]

Clarkson even got a limited NTC and an NMC.

 

[NikC]

Completely disagree.

Terrible contract but it is not gonna be fun facing Clowe 8 times a year. Ugly.

i would imagine it will difficult with all those hospital visits...

 

[JESSEWENEEDTOCOOK]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA Clarkson.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA Clowe.

So, SO glad that Sather is steering clear of this turd of a UFA market.

 

[*Bob Richards*]

Clarkson deal is awful. Yikes.

 

[LaffyTaffyNYR]

I just dont understand the thought process of buying out Grabo for Clarkson. They gave a worse contract to a worse player. WTF

 

[Tawnos]

I just dont understand the thought process of buying out Grabo for Clarkson. They gave a worse contract to a worse player. WTF

They're paying for toughness up front.

 

[Inferno]

other than Lecavalier and MAYBE Horton, Rangers "got" the best player out there in Richards by simply not buying him out.

 

[SupersonicMonkey*]

So Zetterberg, Datsyuk, Alfredsson, Weiss

Where does Ferraro and Sheahan fit into the Wings future plans?

I'd be all over prying Landon Ferraro away from Detroit.

 

[NYR Viper]

I just dont understand the thought process of buying out Grabo for Clarkson. They gave a worse contract to a worse player. WTF

He's tough?

If the Rangers are serious about increasing their skill level, Grabovski makes sense.

 

[Vickers8]

I just dont understand the thought process of buying out Grabo for Clarkson. They gave a worse contract to a worse player. WTF

Craig Button said hes a 15-17 goal scorer for Leafs

 

[LaffyTaffyNYR]

They're paying for toughness up front.

I understand that, but 7 years for toughness is stupidity.

 

[Zamboner]

I haven't seen one deal I'd be happy about if it were the Rangers doing it. Even the ones that "aren't bad." Well, they're not good either.

 

[NYR Viper]

Aaron Ward ‏@aaronward_nhl 20s
Matt Cullen agrees to terms with the Nashville Predators on a 2 years /7M total. #TSN

That's a lot of money.

 

[Tawnos]

I understand that, but 7 years for toughness is stupidity.

Agreed. Although, by the time the 7 years is up, the number could drop from 10.8% of the Cap to 7.8%, which won't be so bad for him at that point, most likely.

 

[*Bob Richards*]

Horton deal looks like **** too tbh.

 

[JESSEWENEEDTOCOOK]

Horton deal looks like **** too tbh.

Eh, not really. Far better player than Clarkson and he got essentially the same contract.

 

[NYR Viper]

I wonder if Sather has his feelers out there for Iginla....

 

[Tawnos]

That's a lot of money.

40-50 point center. 2nd/3rd line tweener. $3.5m isn't bad.

 

[*Bob Richards*]

Eh, not really. Far better player than Clarkson and he got essentially the same contract.

Understood, but that glass man isn't going to survive. I think his deal is bad and that makes Clarkson's look even worse.

 

[Zamboner]

Horton deal looks like **** too tbh.

I think it'll be a disaster, personally.

 

[Tawnos]

Bob McKenzie ‏@TSNBobMcKenzie 21s
Stephen Weiss to DET is done. 5 years, $4.9M.

Good deal for Weiss.

 

[Dalagaze]

These are the same contracts that caused the most recent lockout. 7 years for Clarkson? God damn.

 

[JaeTM]

I don't understand how these GM's haven't learned a single lesson year after year. How can you justify giving Clarkson a deal like that?

 

[NikC]

I wonder if Sather has his feelers out there for Iginla....

yea me too...

 

[Vickers8]

I think it'll be a disaster, personally.

7 yrs for injury prone player