Still don't think he's worth 5.3 a year...
He better start playing like one now.
I think he is. The market value. Payed like a TOP10-15 goalie. It's just those days with Jimmy's underpayment that are over now.
We just have to find some underpayment for another positions to build a strong roster. Those years with bargain contracts for goalie position from 2005-to-2013 are over at next season.
Top15 caphits at 2013-14:
1. Rinne, Pekka ........ » G NAS $7,000,000
2. Lundqvist, Henrik .. » G NYR $6,875,000
3. Price, Carey ......... » G MTL $6,500,000
4. Ward, Cam ........... » G CAR $6,300,000
5. Miller, Ryan .......... » G BUF $6,250,000
6. Lehtonen, Kari ...... » G DAL $5,900,000
7. Kiprusoff, Miikka .... » G CGY $5,833,333
8. Quick, Jonathan .... » G LAK $5,800,000
9. Bryzgalov, Ilya ...... » G PHI $5,666,667
10. Luongo, Roberto ... » G VAN $5,333,333
11. Howard, Jimmy . » G DET $5,300,000
12. Fleury, Marc-Andre » G PIT $5,000,000
13. Hiller, Jonas ......... » G ANA $4,500,000
14. Brodeur, Martin .... » G NJD $4,500,000
15. DiPietro, Rick ....... » G NYI $4,500,000
When the years go by, he will drop on the list.